Rajnath v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Court No. - 47 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 41225 of 2023 Petitioner :- Rajnath Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sunil Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Kumar Nigam,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

¶2The instant writ petition has been filed praying for a mandamus directing respondent No.2 - Sub Divisional Magistrate, Mohammadabad, Ghazipur to decide the objection filed by the petitioner on 19.10.2020 in Original Suit No.425/33 of 1962 (Rajnath vs. Bansidhar), under Section 229-B of U.P.Z.A. & L.R. Act, 1950, within stipulated period.

¶3Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that objections filed by the petitioner are pending since 2020. It has also been stated by learned counsel for the petitioner that all the parties have appeared before the Court below. He prayed that the objections filed by the petitioner may be decided expeditiously.

¶4No useful purpose would be served in keeping this petition pending.

¶6Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition stands disposed of finally with a direction to respondent No.2 - Sub Divisional Magistrate, Mohammadabad, Ghazipur to consider and decide the aforesaid objections filed by the petitioner, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order after giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned and without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties provided there is no other legal impediment. Order Date :- 30.11.2023 Rishabh [Manish Kumar Nigam, J.] High Court of Judicature at Allahabad