Puneeta Tiwari v. District Magistrate, Ayodhya and Another

Court No. - 18 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 5667 of 2023 Petitioner :- Puneeta Tiwari Respondent :- District Magistrate, Ayodhya And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Sharad Dwivedi 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-respondents is dispensed with. The present petition has been filed for the following main relief:- "Wherefore, it is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may very kindly be pleased to pass an appropriate order / direction to opposite party no. 2 to decide the Case No. T201904230300099 under section 34 of UP Revenue Code, Smt. Puneeta Tiwari and others Vs Tej Bahadur, pending before Tehsildar Bikapur, District - Ayodhya (opposite party no. 2), within a stipulated time, exercising the superintendence jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution of India." In view of the settled principles of law that mutation proceedings being summary in nature, should preferably be decided expeditiously and the present petition is pending since long, this Court is of the view that no gainful purpose will be served in keeping the aforesaid petition pending. Accordingly the present petition is disposed of with direction to respondent No.-2/Tehsildar, Biksput Ayodhya to consider and decide the pending proceedings of Mutation Case No. T201904230300099 (Smt. Puneeta Tiwari and others Vs Tej Bahadur), most expeditiously, after affording full opportunity of hearing to the parties, but without granting any unnecessary adjournment, preferably within a period of three months from the next date fixed before it, if there is no other legal impediment in this regard. 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 :- 6.11.2023 Jyoti/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench