Krishna Ram Verma v. State of U.P. Thru. Collector, Ayodhya and Others

Court No. - 18 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 5862 of 2023 Petitioner :- Krishna Ram Verma Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Collector, Ayodhya And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Seraj Ahmad Khan 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 Case No. T202004230302444 (Krishna Ram vs. Devendra and others) filed under Section 116 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, which is pending before the respondent No. 2/Up Ziladhikari, Tehsil Bikapur, District Ayodhya. Taking note of Rule 109(10) of U.P. Revenue Code Rules, 2016 made under the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, as per which, a suit for partition preferred under Section 116 of the Code of 2006 should preferably be decided within a period of six months, however, in the instant case, the case, in issue, has not been disposed of till date despite the fact that the same is pending since 2020 and on account of pendency of the same, the petitioner is suffering great hardship and mental agony, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.2 to consider and decide the Case No. T202004230302444 (Krishna Ram vs. Devendra 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 :- 9.11.2023 Arun/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench