JANKI DEVI v. BOARD OF REVENUE THRU. ITS CHAIRMAN BOARD OF REVENUE LKO. AND ANOTHER
A227/2318/2025 · 2025-04-24
Saurabh Lavania
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:23311 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 2318 of 2025 Petitioner :- Janki Devi Respondent :- Board Of Revenue Thru. Its Chairman Board Of Revenue Lko. And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Jitendra Singh,Santosh Kumar Ramakant Upadhyay Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Yogesh Kumar Awasthi, learned State counsel. 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):-
"1- To issue a order or direction in the nature of commanding the Opposite Party No.- 1 to dispose of the Revision No.- 1507 of 2020, Janki Devi V/s Narendra Singh filled U/s 219, Uttar Pradesh Land Revenue Act pending before him within period allowed by the pleasure of this Hon'ble Court." Taking note of para 458(2) of U.P. Revenue Court Manual, as per which, an appeal or revision should preferably be decided within a period of six months, however, in the instant case, the revision is pending since 2020 and on account of pendency of the same, the petitioner, as stated, who is a lady, is suffering great hardship and mental agony, this Court is of the view that no fruitful purpose will be served in keeping this petition pending. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.1/Board of Revenue to consider and decide the Revision/Case No. 1507 of 2020 (Janki Devi V/s Narendra 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 six months from the next date fixed in the case, 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 :- 24.4.2025 Arun/- Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR GANGWAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench