Kashi Nath v. State of U.P. and 20 Others

Court No. - 51 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 41601 of 2023 Petitioner :- Kashi Nath Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 20 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- K.S. Tiwari,Vivek Tiwari Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Pradeep Singh Hon'ble Chandra Kumar Rai,J.

¶1Heard Sri K.S. Tiwari, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Pradeep Singh, learned counsel for the respondent-gaon sabha and the learned standing counsel for the state-respondents.

¶2The instant writ petition has been filed, seeking a writ of mandamus, commanding respondent no.2/S.D.M., Gyanpur, Bhadohi to decide Case No.2196/2022 (Computerized Case No.T20221667040-2196) (Kashi Nath vs. Vishwanath and Others), under Section 116 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, within the stipulated time.

¶3Counsel for the petitioner states that the aforesaid proceedings under Section 116 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 is pending before respondent no.2 since 2022. Copy of the order sheet has been annexed as Annexure No.2 to the writ petition, in order to demonstrate that the case is not proceeding expeditiously.

¶4In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent no.2 to decide the aforesaid proceedings to its logical conclusion, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 4 months, from the date of production of a certified copy of this order before the authority concerned, after affording proper opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, in accordance with law. Order Date :- 11.12.2023 C.Prakash High Court of Judicature at Allahabad