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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:85698 Court No. - 34 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 35196 of 2024 Petitioner :- Smt. Maya Devi Respondent :- State Of Up And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Vineet Kumar Sahu Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi,J.
1. Heard Sri Vineet Kumar Sahu, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Jitendra Narain Rai, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondents.
2. By means of the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for following relief:
"Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.2 to decide the application dated 24.01.2024 moved by the petitioner within stipulate period, in accordance with law."
3. Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner is permanent resident of the Village Chhatanga Khurd, Pargana and Tehsil Jewar, District- Gautam Buddh Nagar. He submits that the name of the petitioner's husband, namely, Kosi Ram found place in the voter list of the concerned village wherein the house of petitioner has been shown as House No.34. He submits that Kosi Ram died on 12.02.2019 and after his death, the petitioner became the owner in possession of the said land.
4. Further submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that one Jeevan Lal (now deceased) got his name entered in the Gharauni behind the back of the petitioner. The petitioner filed her objection on 27.10.2023 before the Sub Divisional Officer (repondent no.3) and since then the same has not been finally decided. He further submits that the petitioner has moved a
detailed representation before the District Magistrate, District- Gautam Buddh Nagar (respondent no.2) on 24.01.2024, which is also pending for consideration.
5. Taking into consideration the submissions made by the
learned counsel for the petitioner that the matter of the petitioner is pending for consideration before the District Magistrate, District- Gautam Buddh Nagar and due to pendency of the same, the petitioner is facing undue hardship, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of the present writ petition with a direction to the District Magistrate, District- Gautam Buddh Nagar (respondent no.2) to decide the said application of the petitioner dated 24.01.2025, strictly in accordance with law, expeditiously and preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order.
6. With the aforesaid direction, the present writ petition is
disposed of .
Order Date :- 20.5.2025 Abhishek Gupta Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK GUPTA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad