Lalit Kumar v. State of U.P. and 4 Others

Court No. - 47 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 40576 of 2023 Petitioner :- Lalit Kumar Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Uma Shanker Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J.

¶1Heard Sri Prince Kumar Srivastava, Advocate holding brief of Sri Uma Shanker Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Anand Bhaskar Srivastava, learned Standing Counsel for the State.

¶2Present petition has been filed for a writ, order or direction to Tehsildar, Handia, Tehsil-Handia, District Prayagraj to decide the Case No.T202002030403685 of 2020 (Lalit Kumar vs Chhotelal), under Section 35 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, pending in his court expeditiously, Preferably within the short period fixed by this Hon'ble Court.

¶3This Court in the case of Daya Shankar vs. State of U.P. and 4 others; 2023(6) ADJ 181, dated 19.05.2023, has already issued detailed directions for disposing of cases referable to the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006.

¶4In pursuance of the aforesaid judgement, the State Government has also issued Notification/ Government Order dated 6th September, 2023 directing all the revenue authorities/ revenue courts to decide the proceedings of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 in a time bond manner.

¶5In view of above, the present petition is disposed of in terms of Daya Shankar (supra) case as well as Government Order dated 6th September, 2023.

¶6It is made clear that if the respondent no.2 fails to decide the proceeding mentioned in the present petition as per the directions of Daya Shankar (supra) case then the petitioner is at liberty to file contempt petition against the concerned officer. Order Date :- 28.11.2023 A.Kr. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad