Ramesh Singh v. State of U.P Thru. Sub Divisional Officer, Kunda, Pratapgarh and Another

Court No. - 18 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 5071 of 2023 Petitioner :- Ramesh Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P Thru. Sub Divisional Officer, Kunda, Pratapgarh And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Bhupendra Pratap Singh,Nasrul Hasan,Suresh Chandra Goswami Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard. In view of order proposed to be passed, issuance of notice to the private-respondent(s) is hereby dispensed with. By means of this petition, the petitioner seeks expeditious disposal of Restoration Application No. Nil of 2013 pending in Case No.68 filed under Section 33/39 of the U.P. Land Revenue Act, 1901 which is pending before the respondent No.1. Considering the fact that the application for restoration was preferred in the year 2013 and has not been disposed of till date, though, about more than 9 years have elapsed as also that the petitioner is a senior citizen aged about 64 years, this Court is of the view that no fruitful purpose will be served in keeping this petition pending. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.1-Sub Divisional Officer, Kunda, District-Pratapgarh to consider and decide Restoration Application No. Nil of 2013, most expeditiously, after affording full opportunity of hearing to the parties to the litigation and without granting any unnecessary adjournment to either party preferably within a period of three months from the next date fixed in the case, if possible and if there is no other legal impediment in this regard. It is made clear that this Court has not examined the case of either party on merits and the Authority concerned shall be free to decide the matter strictly in accordance with law. With the aforesaid, the petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 10.10.2023 Vinay/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench