JAGANNATH v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY. REVENUE LKO. AND 5 OTHERS
A227/3507/2025 · 2025-05-30
Saurabh Lavania
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:33361 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 3507 of 2025 Petitioner :- Jagannath Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Revenue Lko. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Umesh Pratap Singh,Nasrul Hasan Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. 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 present petition has been filed for the following main relief:-
"(i) Issue an order or direction to the opposite parties more specifically opposite party No.2 to decide the Revision No.148 of 2003-04 (Smt. Kusum Devi Vs. Additional Commissioner, Faizabad and Ors) Computerized Case No. R200411450020539, which is still pending before the Ld. Court of Board of Revenue expeditiously in a time bound manner, in the interest of justice." Considering the facts as stated, particularly the period of pendency of the revision, which appears to be pending since 2004, this petition is disposed of with direction to authority concerned, to consider and decide the pending revision 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 six 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 :- 30.5.2025 Jyoti/- Digitally signed by :- JYOTI RAJWANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench