SHRESHTH PRATAP SINGH v. BOARD OF REVENUE U.P. LKO. THRU. CHAIRMAN AND 3 OTHERS
WRIB/354/2025 · 2025-04-22
Saurabh Lavania
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:22712 Court No. - 7 Case :- WRIT - B No. - 354 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shreshth Pratap Singh Respondent :- Board Of Revenue U.P. Lko. Thru. Chairman And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sankalp Rastogi,Nishank Rastogi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Pankaj Gupta Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. In view of order proposed to be passed, issuance of notice to the private- respondent(s) is hereby dispensed with. The instant petition has been preferred seeking following main relief(s):-
"i. issue a writ order or direction in the nature of certiorari for quashing the impugned order passed by opposite party no. 1 dated 28.02.2025 (in revisoin no. Rev/583/2025/Muradabad Shreshth Pratap Singh Versuus Arun Pratap Singh Vatsal and others) contained in annexre no. 1 and order passed by Up Ziladhikari Muradabad dated 27.12.2024 (Arun Pratap Singh Versus Shreshth Pratap Singh and others) while deciding the interim relief application under section 146 Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code 2006 contained in Annexure no. 2. So as to protect the ends of justice." After arguing the matter at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner says that justice would suffice if this petition is disposed of with a a direction to the Authority/Court concerned to consider and decide the Case No. 3995/2024, Computerized Case No. T202413540503995 (Arun Pratap Singh Vatsal Versus Shreshth Pratap Singh), instituted under Section 144 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 (in short "Code of 2006") within the time as specified by this Court. The aforesaid has not been opposed. Taking note of the aforesaid, without interfering in the impugned orders dated 27.12.2024 and 28.02.2025, the instant petition is disposed of with a direction to the Authority/Court to consider and decide the Case No. 3995/2024, Computerized Case No. T202413540503995 (Arun Pratap Singh Vatsal Versus Shreshth Pratap Singh) most expeditiously after affording full opportunity of hearing to the parties to the litigation and without granting unnecessary adjournment to either party preferably within a period of one year from the next date fixed in the case, if there is no other legal impediment in this regard. It is after taking note of para 458(1) of U.P. Revenue Court Manual, as per which, a suit preferred for declaration of rights should preferably be decided by the
revenue court concerned within a period of one year from the date of filing of the same.
It is made clear that the Court has not examined the case of either party on merits and the Authority/Court concerned shall be free to decide the aforesaid case strictly in accordance with law. With the aforesaid, the petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 22.4.2025 Arun/- Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR GANGWAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench