Ram Kalap Yadav @ Ram Kalap v. Consolidation Officer, Milkipur, Ayodhya and Others

Court No. - 21 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 6290 of 2023 Petitioner :- Ram Kalap Yadav @ Ram Kalap Respondent :- Consolidation Officer, Milkipur, Ayodhya And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Prashant Vikram Singh,Bhanu Pratap Singh,Sunil Kumar Misra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manjive Shukla,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Respondents No. 1 and 2.

¶2In view of the proposed order, notices to Respondents No. 3 to 7 are dispensed with.

¶3Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has submitted that a case for mutation of petitioner's name in revenue record was filed before Consolidation Officer, Milkipur, Ayodhya but the said case was dismissed for non-prosecution vide order dated 28.01.2021 against which petitioner filed an application for recall of order dated 28.01.2021 which has been allowed vide order dated 15.07.2021.

¶4Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has pointed out that now the new case number has been assigned which is 0347 of 2023. The case for mutation is pending before the Consolidation Officer, Milkipur, Ayodhya since year, 1994.

¶5Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has argued that it is obligatory on Respondent No. 1 to decide the cases filed before him expeditiously but in the matter of the petitioner, since year 1994, a petty matter of mutation is lying pending and has not been decided till date.

¶6On the other hand, learned Standing Counsel has very fairly submitted that ends of justice would be served if a direction is issued by this court thereby commanding Respondent No. 1 to decide the aforesaid pending case expeditiously.

¶7In view of the aforesaid reasons, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to Respondent No. 1 to decide the Case No. 347 of 2023 expeditiously preferably within a period of six months from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order. Order Date :- 16.12.2023 A. Mandhani High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench