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2025 DAILYLAW 137736 (ALL)

JAI PRAKASH SINGH AND 2 OTHERS v. BOARD OF REVENUE, U.P., LUCKNOW THRU. AUTHORISED OFFICER / CHAIRMAN AND OTHERS

A227/2747/2025 · 2025-05-09

Saurabh Lavania

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:27342 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 2747 of 2025 Petitioner :- Jai Prakash Singh And 2 Others Respondent :- Board Of Revenue, U.P., Lucknow Thru. Authorised Officer / Chairman And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ishwar Chandra Pandey,Hari Kant Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Pankaj Gupta Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, Shri Anurag Kumar Maurya, learned Standing Counsel for the State and perused the record. 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:- "(i) Issue pass an order or directions to the opposite party no.-1 to expeditiously decide the Review Application (Computerized No. REW/4085/2024 Case No. R20240544004085) Janardan Singh Vs Jai Prakash Singh & Others filed under order 47 Rules-1 of Civil Procedure Code, 1908 under section pending before the court of Board of Revenue U.P. at Lucknow/opposite party no.-1. (ii) Issue pass an order or directions to the opposite party no.-1 to expeditiously decide the Correction Application No.4292 of 2024 filed in Case No REV/1093/2022 (Computerized Case No. R20220544001093) Jai Prakash & Others Vs Janardan Singh pending before the court of Board of Revenue U.P. Lucknow/opposite party no.-1." Taking note of the fact that the review application is pending since 2024 and as per Rule 459 of the U.P. Revenue Code Rules, 2016 made under U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, as per which, the review application should preferably be decided within 90 days. However, in the instant case, the review application is pending since 26.11.2024 and on account of pendency of the same, the petitioner, as stated, is suffering great hardship and mental agony, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.1/Board of Revenue, U.P., Lucknow to decide the Review Application (Computerized No. REW/4085/2024 Case No. R20240544004085) (Janardan Singh Vs Jai Prakash Singh & Others) expeditiously, after affording full opportunity of hearing to the parties to the litigation, say within a period of three months from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before it, as per law, if there is no other legal impediment. 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 :- 9.5.2025/ML Digitally signed by :- MUNNA LAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench