LALIT KUMAR SHUKLA v. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CONSOLIDATION, SHRAVASTI AND OTHERS
WRIB/1080/2025 · 2025-11-13
Alok Mathur
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - B No. - 1080 of 2025 Court No. - 5 HON'BLE ALOK MATHUR, J.
1. Heard Shri Vinay Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel for opposite party no.1 and Shri P.V. Chaudhary, learned counsel for respondents no. 2 and 3. 2. Against the said order the present petition has been preferred. Rejecting the application for interim relief in the revision preferred before the Deputy Director of Consolidation, on 28.10.2025. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the disputed land was recorded in the name of Premawati, who in turn ha purchased the property from Parwati Devi. The identity of Premawati is disputed in the present writ petition. 4. According to the petitioner Premawati is the wife of Sankata Prasad Srivastava and in fact the imposter who is claiming to be Premawati is wife of Radhey Shyam whose actual name is Krishnawati. In support of his submission he relied upon a Pariwar Register, which indicated the aforesaid and on the basis of his contention that the Consolidation Officer has passed an order in favour of the petitioner. 5. Shri P.V. Chaudhary on the other hand submitted that in appeal it was proved by the respondents that Premawati is the w/o Radhey Shyam and in support of his contention the Settlement Officer, Consolidation had relied upon the Pariwar Register as well as the name occurring in the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Vinay Misra, Rajeev Kumar Mishra Rudra Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Prabhakar Vardhan Chaudhary Lalit Kumar Shukla .....Petitioner(s) Deputy Director Of Consolidation, Shravasti And Others .....Respondent(s)
voter list. The matter is pending before the Deputy Director of Consolidation while the serious issue with regard to the identity of Premawati is under consideration. 6. It is in the aforesaid circumstances also considered the fact that prior to passing of the impugned order interim protection has been granted in the courts below. 7. In light of the above, order dated 28.10.2025 is set aside and the petition stands allowed. With the consent of of the parties, the following directions are passed. 8. The Deputy Director of Consolidation, Shravasti is directed to decide the dispute expeditiously, say within a period of two months from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before it. 9.
Parties submit that they shall cooperate in the proceedings before the Deputy Director of Consolidation and appear and argue in the matter on the date fixed. 10. It is made clear that any observations made in the present order will not influence the revisional authority, while deciding the revision. 11. The parties shall maintain status-quo till final order is passed by the revisional authority. November 13, 2025 Muk WRIB No. 1080 of 2025 2 (Alok Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- MOHD UMAR KHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench