Uma Nath v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy., Deptt. of Revenue, Lucknow and 20 Others

Court No. - 18 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 5589 of 2023 Petitioner :- Uma Nath Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy., Deptt. Of Revenue, Lucknow And 20 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Niyaj Ahmad Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Mohan Singh 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 seeks expeditious disposal of Appeal No. 00320/2019, Computerized Case No. C201904000000320 (Uma Nath vs. Santosh Kumar and others) filed under Section 210 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, which is pending before the respondent No. 2/Additional Commissioner (Administration), Ayodhya Mandal, Ayodhya. The submission of petitioner's counsel is that as per para 458(2) of U.P. Revenue Court Manual, an appeal or revision should preferably be decided within a period of six months. However, in the instant case, the appeal is pending since 2019 and on account of pendency of the same, the petitioner is suffering great hardship and mental agony. In these circumstances, indulgence of this Court is required in the matter. The prayer is to expedite the proceedings of pending case. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, 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. 2 to consider and decide the Appeal No. 00320/2019, Computerized Case No. C201904000000320 (Uma Nath vs. Santosh Kumar and others) 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 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 :- 1.11.2023 Arun/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench