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2025 DAILYLAW 144990 (ALL)

BHIM SINGH AND 4 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. DEPTT. OF REVENUE LKO. AND 4 OTHERS

WRIB/634/2025 · 2025-07-16

Alok Mathur

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:40662 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - B No. - 634 of 2025 Petitioner :- Bhim Singh And 4 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Revenue Lko. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ripu Daman Shahi,Arun Pratap Singh,Saurabh Singh,Shailesh Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J. Order on Civil Misc. (Impleadment) Application No. 3 of 2025 1. Learned counsel for the applicant has pressed the application for impleadment with prayer to permit the applicants to implead Consolidation Committee, as respondent no. 6. 2. Learned Standing Counsel has no objection to the impleadment application. 3. Accordingly, impleadment application is allowed. Learned counsel for the applicants-petitioners is directed to make necessary incorporation in the memo of writ petition during course of the day. Order on Writ Petition 1. Heard Sri Ripu Daman Shahi, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Standing Counsel for respondent nos. 1 to 5. 2. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that notification under Section 4 of the Consolidation of Holdings Act has been issued with regard to Village - Baudhiya Kalan, Lakhimpur Kheri situated at the banks of river Suheli which is prone to floods resulting in erosion and it is submitted that huge tracts of land have been vacated by the villagers as the same has submerged in the river bed rendering acres of agricultural land unavailable for agriculture and 80-90% of the villagers have opposed consolidation operations and have accordingly moved representation before the Consolidation Commissioner, Lucknow i.e. respondent no. 2 to set aside the notification under Section 4 of the Consolidation of Holdings Act, in exercise of power under Section 6(1) of the Consolidation of Holdings Act. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners after arguing the matter up to some length has submitted that grievance of the petitioners shall be substantially redressed in case representation made by the villagers dated 20.02.2025 (Annexure 2 to the writ petition) is considered and decided with expedition. 4. Learned Standing Counsel does not oppose the prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioners. 5. Accordingly, present writ petition is disposed of with direction to respondent no. 2 - Consolidation Commissioner, Lucknow to consider and decide petitioners representation/application dated 20.02.2025 (Annexure 2 to the writ petition), expeditiously, say within three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order, in accordance with law. Order Date :- 16.7.2025 A. Verma (Alok Mathur, J.) Digitally signed by :- ANURAG VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench