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2025 DAILYLAW 136596 (ALL)

RAMESH DUTT v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY., REVENUE, LKO. AND 4 OTHERS

WRIC/4002/2025 · 2025-04-30

Saurabh Lavania

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:24833 Court No. - 7 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 4002 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ramesh Dutt Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy., Revenue, Lko. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Anjani Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Mohan Singh Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. 1. In terms of order dated 28.04.2025, Shri Sadanand Saroj, Sub- Divisional Officer, Bhiti, Ambedkar Nagar is present before this Court. 2. Vakalatnama filed by Shri Upendra Kumar Verma, Advocate and Sri Ashish Mishra, Advocate in Court today on behalf of the respondent nos. 3 and 4 which is taken on record. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Badrish Kumar Tripathi, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for State, Shri Upendra Kumar Verma, Advocate and Sri Ashish Mishra, Advocate for the respondent nos. 3 and 4 and Shri Mohan Singh, learned counsel for the respondent no.5/Gram Sabha. 4. The instant petition has been preferred for the following main relief:- "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the order dated 15.4.2025 passed by opposite party no.2 against the principal of natural justice. (ii) Issue writ, order a or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the opposite parties to not interfere in the peaceful possession petitioner question." 5. Considered the submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties and perused the records. 6. Brief facts of the case, as indicated, are as under :- i) A Suit No. RST/890/2025 (Computerized Case No. T202504040500890), in terms of Section 116 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 was filed on 03.02.2025. ii) From the photocopy of the plaint of the suit, annexed as Annexure No. 2 to the present petition, it is evident that on the plaint itself, the respondent no. 2/Sub-Divisional Officer, Bhiti (in short "SDO") passed the following order on 03.02.2025. " कक ० ववद दरर करर, पकक कक नकटटस रवरर हक। पतववलर टदनवनक- 20.02.2025 कक पपश हक।" iii) Thereafter, on 05.02.2025 in the suit aforesaid, the following order was passed : " आर पतववलर पसततत। ववदर कप टवदवन अधधवकव कक सतनव गयक। नयवय टहत मर टवववटदत भभटम पर अटगम आदपश तक भयपकगण यथवससथटत बनवयप रखर तथव नव टनमवरण न हव । पकक कक नकटटस रवरर हक पतववलर टदनवनक 28.02.2025 कक पपश हक।" iv) The suit aforesaid was dismissed on 09.04.2025. After dismissing of the suit an application dated 09.04.2025 was preferred for restoration of the suit by recalling the order dated 09.04.2025 and on this application on 09.04.2025, the following order was passed :- " कक ० ततकवल दरर कर ववद पतनसथवरटपत करनप हपतत पतववलर पसततत करर।" v) How the case was listed on 15.04.2025 is not clear even from the record produced by State Counsel. However, on 15.04.2025, the following order was passed the case was restored without giving opportunity to the petitioner :- "15.04.25- पतववलर पपश हहई। ववरदवयरकतवर कप टवदवन अधधवकव कक सतनव गयव, पतववलर कव अवलककन टकयव गयव। तदकपरवनत नयवयटहत मर ववरदवयरव पवथरनव- पत टद0-09.04.25 सवरकवर करतप हहए ववद पतनसथवरटपत टकयव रवतव हह, पभवर पवररत सथगन आदपश भर अटगम आदपश तक पभववर रहपगव। ववसतप अटगम कवयरववहर पतववलर टद0- 16.04.25 कक पपश हक।" 7. In the aforesaid background of the case, this Court is of the view that indulgence is required. 8. Accordingly, the petition is allowed. The order dated 15.04.2025 (Annexure No.1) is set aside/quashed. The matter is remanded back to SDO to pass afresh order strictly as per law. Order Date :- 30.4.2025 Mohit Singh/- Digitally signed by :- MOHIT SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- MOHIT SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench