Kalawati Devi v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy., Revenue Deptt., Lucknow and Others

Court No. - 20 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 5971 of 2023 Petitioner :- Kalawati Devi Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy., Revenue Deptt., Lucknow And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Umesh Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned State Counsel for opposite party No.1 and 2. In view of the order being passed, notices to opposite parties no.3, 4 & 5 are dispensed with. Petition has been filed with prayer to direct the opposite party no. 2, i.e., Tahsildar, Maharajganj, Tahsil-Maharajganj, District-Raebareli to decide the Case No.T201710584101648 (Kalawati Versus Onkar Singh) Under Section-34/35 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, pending since 2017, expeditiously or within a period as stipulated by this Court, during the pendency of the above-said writ petition. It has been submitted that there is a single/sole respondent in the proceedings who had also put in an appearance on 03.08.2017 itself but is avoiding to file objections. It is submitted that earlier the aforesaid application had been dismissed for want of prosecution on 24.07.2018 but has subsequently been restored to its original number. Considering the submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties and upon perusal of material available on record, opposite party no.2, i.e., Tahsildar, Maharajganj, Tahsil-Maharajganj, District-Raebareli is directed to decide the Case No.T201710584101648 (Kalawati Versus Onkar Singh) Under Section-34/35 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 expeditiously within a period of four months and in view of the fact that the proceedings are purely summary in nature, in case there is no legal impediment. With the aforesaid, petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 24.11.2023 Manoj K. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench