Krishna Chandra Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy., Deptt. of Revenue, Lucknow and Others

Court No. - 18 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 6065 of 2023 Petitioner :- Krishna Chandra Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy., Deptt. Of Revenue, Lucknow And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Dinesh Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Pankaj Gupta Hon'ble Shree Prakash Singh,J.

¶1The grievance of the petitioner is that he moved an application under section 24 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 on

24.07.2023, but the same was not registered and the proceeding is still pending before the Court of Sub-Divisional Officer, Kaiserganj, District-Bahraich.

¶2On the aforesaid contention, this Court passed the order on

02.12.2023 directing the State counsel to seek detailed instructions.

¶3Sri Praful Kumar Yadav, learned additional chief standing counsel appearing for the State submits on the basis of instructions that initially when the application was moved by the petitioner that was not accompanied with the certified land map, therefore, as per the rule 22(4) of the rules made under the U.P. Revenue Code, 2016, there was a deficiency and therefore, the case could not be registered.

¶4Per contra, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has opposed the contentions aforesaid.

¶5Learned counsel appearing for the State has further submitted that now the case has been registered on 08.12.2023 as case no. T202308150308804 (Krishna Chandra Singh Vs. Gaon Sabha).

¶6In view of the aforesaid, the Sub-Divisional Officer, Kaiserganj, District-Bahraich is hereby directed to conclude the proceeding of above-said case, within a period of three months, from the date of certified copy of this order is produced before it, in accordance with law, after affording opportunity of hearing to all the parties, if there is no legal impediment.

¶7The aforesaid order is subject to cooperation of the petitioner.

¶8Accordingly, the instant petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 11.12.2023 Mayank High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench