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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:1829 Court No. - 49 Case :- WRIT - B No. - 3952 of 2024 Petitioner :- Pramila Devi Respondent :- State Of Up And 6 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Manoj Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Rameshwar Prasad Shukla Hon'ble J.J. Munir,J. The petitioner seeks a mandamus of this Court to the Sub Divisional Officer, Sikandarpur, District Ballia and the District Collector, Ballia to the effect that the petitioner's land bearing Gata No. 11/25 admeasuring 33 decimals and Gata No. 511/39/1 admeasuring 33 decimals situate at Mauja- Pur, Pargana & Tehsil Sikandarpur, District Ballia be got measured in accordance with law in the presence of the Police authorities. These applications are purely administrative applications and not applications made invoking any statutory powers either of the Deputy Collector or the Collector, under the U.P. Revenue Code or U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act to demarcate the petitioner's land. The powers of demarcation are available under the U.P. Revenue Code and also under the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, but for the purpose appropriate proceedings have to be instituted by the petitioner. In the absence of any proceedings for demarcation being brought, the petitioner is not entitled to seek a mandamus of this Court to decide the application made to the Deputy Collector and the Collector, which do not involve the enforcement of any right of the petitioner, in accordance with law. This petition is, accordingly, dismissed. Order Date :- 6.1.2025 Deepak Digitally signed by :- DEEPAK KUMAR PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad