Molhe Ram v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Revenue Deptt., Lucknow and Others

Court No. - 20 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 5963 of 2023 Petitioner :- Molhe Ram Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Revenue Deptt., Lucknow And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Neelu Singh Chauhan Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and State Counsel for opposite party No.1 and 2. In view of the orders being passed, notice to opposite party no.3 stands dispensed with. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays for and is granted liberty to implead the Gram Sabha concerned as opposite party no.4 in the array of opposite parties, during the course of the day. Notice on behalf of Gram Sabha has been accepted by Mr. Dilip Kumar Pandey, Advocate. Petition has been filed under Section 227 of the Constitution of India seeking a direction to the opposite party no.2, i.e., Consolidation Officer, Bakshi Ka Talab, Lucknow, for expeditious disposal of mutation application filed by petitioner under Section 34 of the Land Revenue Act, 1901 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) It is submitted that earlier an application for mutation had been filed and proceedings were thereafter initiated under Section 11 of the Act and final decision was thereafter rendered on 23.02.20184, remanding the matter back for decision afresh, whereafter all the parties have already put in appearance, and have also filed their written statements. But proceedings are still pending consideration and requires expeditious disposal. Considering the submissions advanced by the learned counsel for the parties, and upon perusal of material on record, opposite party no.2, Consolidation Officer, Bakshi Ka Talab, Lucknow, is directed to decide the Case No.2018551046040006 of 2000 (Parsuram vs. Gaow Sabha and Ohers) expeditiously, without granting undue adjournments to either of the parties. With the aforesaid, the petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 24.11.2023 Manoj K. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench