MUNNA SINGH v. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE / COLLECTOR, PRATAPGARH AND OTHERS
A227/2143/2025 · 2025-04-17
Saurabh Lavania
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:21502 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 2143 of 2025 Petitioner :- Munna Singh Respondent :- District Magistrate / Collector, Pratapgarh And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashwini Kumar Ojha Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Pankaj Gupta Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard. In view of order proposed to be passed, issuance of notice to the private-respondent(s) is hereby dispensed with. The present petition has been filed for the following main relief:-
"I- To issue a order or direction commanding the opposite party no.2/ Sub Divisional Magistrate Tehsel Raniganj, District Pratapgarh to decide the petitioner's Case No. 1852/2024 Computerized Case no. T202402570501852: Munna Singh versus State under section 101 Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code 2006 with regard to gata no. 485 Village Navhar Husenpur Pargana Patti, Tehsil Raniganj, District- Pratapgarh as contained Annexure no.3 to this petition within a short reasonable period to be prescribed by this Hon'ble court in the interest of justice." Taking note of the spirit of the Section 101 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 (in short 'Code of 2006') as also that for the purposes of deciding the application preferred under this Section, the time limit has not been provided in the Code of 2006 itself as also in the Rules made thereunder namely U.P. Revenue Code Rules 2016 and according to paragraph 479 of U.P. Revenue Code Rules 2016, to the view of this Court, such type of case should be decided preferably within three months. Accordingly, the present is disposed of with direction to opposite party no.2 to consider and decide the pending case in issue, quoted in the prayer clause, most expeditiously, after affording full opportunity of hearing to the parties, but without granting any unnecessary adjournment, preferably within a period of three months from the next date fixed before it, if there is no other legal impediment in this regard. It is made clear that the Court has not examined the case of either party on merits and the Authority concerned shall be free to decide the matter strictly in accordance with law. With the aforesaid, the petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 17.4.2025 Jyoti/- Digitally signed by :- JYOTI RAJWANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- JYOTI RAJWANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench