Meera Rawat v. Board of Revenue, Lucknow U.P. Thru. Its Chairman and 3 Others

Court No. - 18 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 5293 of 2023 Petitioner :- Meera Rawat Respondent :- Board Of Revenue, Lucknow U.P. Thru. Its Chairman And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Dinesh Kumar,Maya Ram Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. In view of order proposed to be passed, issuance of notice to the private-respondents is hereby dispensed with. By means of this petition, the petitioner has sought the following main relief:- "(i) Direct the Opposite Party No. 1 i.e. Board of Revenue Uttar Pradesh Lucknow to decide the case No. REV/1300/2019 bearing computerized case No. R20191046001300; Smt. Meera Rawat Vs. Om Prakash, Under Section 333 of U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 expeditiously as this Hon'ble Court may deemed fit which is pending before Opposite Party No. 1 since 2019 (contained in Annexure No.1), in the interest of justice." Considering the fact that the petitioner is a lady aged about 63 years and the case, in issue, preferred under Section 333 of the Act of 1950 challenging the order dated 04.06.2019 passed by the Additional Commissioner Judicial Second, Lucknow Division, Lucknow, is pending before the respondent No. 1/Board of Revenue at Lucknow since 2019 as also taking note of para 458(2) of U.P. Revenue Court Manual, as per which, a revision should preferably be decided within a period of six months, this Court is of the view that indulgence of this Court is required in the matter. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.1/Board of Revenue at Lucknow to consider and decide the Case No. REV/1300/2019, Computerized Case No. R20191046001300 (Smt. Meera Rawat Vs. Om Prakash) most expeditiously after affording full opportunity of hearing to the parties to the litigation and without granting any adjournment to either party preferably within a period of six 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 the 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 :- 17.10.2023/Arun/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench