Tilka v. State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home, Lucknow and Others

Court No. - 18 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 5193 of 2023 Petitioner :- Tilka Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home, Lucknow And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Laxmi Verma Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard. In view of the order proposed to be passed by this Court, notice to the private-respondent(s) is dispensed with. Present petition has been preferred for expeditious disposal of Appeal No. 161/2012-13 under Section 210 of U.P. Land Revenue Act, 1901 pending before respondent No.2. Considering the Para 458(2) of U.P. Revenue Court Manual, according to which, a revision or appeal should be decided preferably within a period of six months as also that the petitioner is a senior citizen aged about 65 years, this Court is of the opinion that no gainful purpose will be served in keeping the present petition pending. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of with direction to the respondent No.2-Additional Commissioner (Administrative) Mandal Ayodhya, District - Ayodhya, U.P. to consider and decide the Appeal No. 161/2012-13, most expeditiously, after affording full opportunity of hearing to the parties, but without granting any unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties, preferably within a period of six months from the next date fixed in the case, if there is no other legal impediment. It is made clear that the Court has not examined the case of either of the parties 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 :- 12.10.2023/Mohit Singh/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench