Ganga Ram v. State of U.P. Thru. Collector Ayodhya and 5 Others

Court No. - 18 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 6403 of 2023 Petitioner :- Ganga Ram Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Collector Ayodhya And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ajay Pratap Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Mohan Singh Hon'ble Shree Prakash Singh,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State and perused the material on record. By means of the instant petition, the petitioner has prayed for directing the respondent no.2 to decide the application dated

29.11.2023 moved under Section 67-A of the U.P. Revenue Code 2006 (Ganga Ram Vs. State of U.P. & others) pending before the respondent no.2 as contained in Annexure No.1 to the writ petition to expeditiously, in accordance with law. Further prayer is to direct the respondent nos. 3 to 6 not to remove the house of the petitioner existing over Gata No.349 situated in Village Sarai Daulat, Pargana & Tehsil Rudauli, District Ayodhya, during pendency of the application of the petitioner moved undeer Section 67-A of the U.P. Revenue Code 2006, pending before the court of respondent no.2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the matter pertains to the year 2023, but, the proceeding of the case has not been concluded yet. After arguing at length, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that interest of justice would be sub-served if this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to direct the respondent no.2 to decide the matter within the stipulated period of time as may be fixed by this Court. Learned State counsel has no objection to the submission aforesaid. Considering aforesaid innocuous prayer, the respondent no.2 is directed to decide the application dated 29.11.2023 moved under Section 67-A of the U.P. Revenue Code 2006 (Ganga Ram Vs. State of U.P. & others), within a period of three months, from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before it, in accordance with law, after affording opportunity of hearing to all the parties concerned, if there is no legal impediment. Further till the application is decided by the respondent no.2, the parties shall maintain status quo. The aforesaid order is subject to the co-operation of the petitioner. It is further provided that the authority concerned shall not grant any unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties. With the aforesaid observations, the instant petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 21.12.2023 Ram Murti High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench