SUMIT KUMAR @ SOMIT KUMAR YADAV v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY. DEPTT. OF REVENUE, LKO. AND OTHERS
/8596/2025 · 2025-09-12
Alok Mathur
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 8596 of 2025 Court No. - 5 HON'BLE ALOK MATHUR, J.
1. Heard Sri Sheo Kumar Verma, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel for respondent nos. 1 and 2. 2. In the light of proposed order notice to private respondents is dispensed with. 3. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that proceedings under Section 116 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 were filed by respondent nos. 3 to 8 with regard to the land being Gata No. 33 minjumla situated at Village - Kahrai, Pargana - Hisampur, District - Bahraich. It is submitted that during the said proceedings Sub Divisional Officer, Tehsil - Kaisarganj, District - Bahraich by means of order dated 16.07.2025, has passed an interim order directing the parties to maintain status quo and also not to change the nature of the land during pendency of the proceedings and had also issued notice to the parties. 4. The petitioner has been made opposite party in the application under Section 116 of the Code, 2006 and accordingly filed present writ petition challenging the order dated 16.07.2025, passed by the Sub Divisional Officer, Tehsil - Kaisarganj, District - Bahraich as well as validity of the proceedings entertained by the Sub Divisional Officer at the behest of respondent nos. 3 to 8. 5. It is noticed that once the petitioner is made respondent in the aforesaid Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Sheo Kumar Verma Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Pankaj Gupta Sumit Kumar @ Somit Kumar Yadav .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Revenue, Lko. And Others .....Respondent(s)
proceedings it would be appropriate for the petitioner to raise preliminary objection before the authority concerned. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that grievance of the petitioner shall be substantially redressed in case liberty is granted to the petitioner to move appropriate application before Sub Divisional Officer, Tehsil - Kaiserganj, District - Bahraich in this regard, who may be directed to dispose of the application of the petitioner, expeditiously. 6. Learned Standing Counsel has no objection in case Sub Divisional Officer, Tehsil - Kaiserganj, District - Bahraich is directed to consider and decide petitioner's application within time bound manner. 7.
In view of above, present application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to move appropriate application before the Sub Divisional Officer, Tehsil - Kaisarganj, District - Bahraich within next two weeks. In case any such application is moved by the petitioner within the stipulated period, respondent no. 2 is directed to consider and decide the same expeditiously, say within one month thereafter, in accordance with law. 8. With aforesaid directions present writ petition stands disposed of. September 12, 2025 A. Verma WRIC No. 8596 of 2025 2 (Alok Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANURAG VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench