Anand Sonkar v. State of U.P. and Another

Court No. - 51 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 42064 of 2023 Petitioner :- Anand Sonkar Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Prabhat Kumar Singh,Vineet Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Chandra Kumar Rai,J.

1.Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to make necessary correction in the prayer clause of the writ petition during course of the day.

¶2Heard Mr. Jitendra Singh, holding brief of Mr. Prabhat Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Amit Singh, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents.

3.The instant writ petition has been filed praying for a mandamus directing respondent No.2/ Tehsildar, Tehsil-Sadar, Jaunpur to decide the Case No. T 202214360409486 (Rajesh Kumar Vs. Manna Devi) under Section 34 of the L.R. Act within stipulated period.

¶4Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the aforementioned mutation case is pending since 2022. He further placed certified copy of the order sheet, which has been annexed as Annexure No.2 to the writ petition in order to demonstrate that the case is not proceeding according to the provisions contained under Rule 34 (7) of U.P. Revenue Code, Rules 2016.

¶5Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the issue, the present petition stands disposed of finally with a direction to respondent No2/ Tehsildar, Tehsil-Sadar, Jaunpur to decide the Case No. T 202214360409486 to consider and decide the aforementioned case in accordance with law expeditiously and preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order after giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned and without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties. Order Date :- 6.12.2023 PS* High Court of Judicature at Allahabad