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2025 DAILYLAW 112390 (ALL)

PRAHLAD SINGH v. STATE OF U.P. AND 5 OTHERS

WRIC/42403/2024 · 2025-01-23

Chandra Kumar Rai

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:11699 Court No. - 50 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 42403 of 2024 Petitioner :- Prahlad Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rahul Tiwari Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Krishna Kant Singh Hon'ble Chandra Kumar Rai,J. 1. Heard Counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Krishna Kant Singh, learned counsel for respondent- Gram Sabha and Mr. Anjani Kumar Chaurasia, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for State-respondents. 2. The instant writ petition has been filed for the following relief:- "To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus direct the respondent no.3, Additional District Magistrate, Administration, District Aligarh to decide the suit No. 3865/ 2022, computerized case No. D202218020003865 (Smt. Asha Devi and Another Vs. Prahlad and Another) under Section 66 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, pending before the respondent no.2 within stipulated period as fixed by this Hon'ble Court, without granting any further adjournment to either of the further adjournment to either of the parties." 3. Counsel for the petitioner submitted that proceeding under Section 66 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 filed at the instance of respondent nos. 5 and 6 is pending since 10.3.2022 before respondent no.3. He further submitted that petitioner is opposite party no.1 in the aforementioned proceeding. He further submitted that order sheet of the proceeding is annexed along with the writ petition in order to demonstrate that matter is not proceeding even after expiry of more than three years. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the issue, the present petition stands disposed of finally with a direction to respondent No.3, Additional District Magistrate, Administration District Aligarh to consider and decide the aforementioned proceeding in accordance with law expeditiously and preferably within a period of two months from the date of production of certified copy of this order after giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned and without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties. Order Date :- 23.1.2025/ Vandana Y. Digitally signed by :- VANDANA YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad