SMT. SHANTI DEVI v. BOARD OF REVENUE, U.P. LUCKNOW THRU. CHAIRMAN AND 5 OTHERS
A227/6151/2025 · 2025-10-16
Jaspreet Singh
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 6151 of 2025 Court No. - 6 HON'BLE JASPREET SINGH, J. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. This petition has been filed with the following main prayer:-
"a. Issue order or direction to the opposite party no.1 to decide the Revision No.3209/2024, Smt. Shanti Devi V/s Ramanand and others, under Section 219 of U.P. Land Revenue Act, pending before the opposite party no.1 within stipulated period fixed by this Hon'ble court, in the interest of justice." It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the aforesaid case is pending before the respondent no.1 since long. Hence this petition. Learned Standing Counsel has raised an objection as to the maintainability of the petition and has referred to the amendment carried in the U. P. Revenue Court Manual where Chapter 50 has been introduced and in Rule 494, it has been provided that the Board of Revenue on an application duly supported by an affidavit can direct the expeditious hearing of any Suit, Appeal, Revision or other proceedings that is pending before the Court subordinate to it. The respondent no.1 acts as a revenue courts subordinate to the Board of Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Virendra Kumar Shukla, Shyam Pratap Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Smt. Shanti Devi .....Petitioner(s) Board Of Revenue, U.P. Lucknow Thru. Chairman And 5 Others .....Respondent(s)
Revenue and therefore, it would be appropriate that this Court direct the petitioner to approach the Board of Revenue as statutory remedy is available under paragraph 494 of Chapter 50 of U.P. Revenue Court Manual. This petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to file an application for expeditious hearing under Rule 494 of Chapter 50 of the U.P. Revenue Court Manual, within one week from today, before the Board of Revenue alongwith the affidavit complete in all respect. The Board of Revenue shall consider the prayer of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within three weeks thereafter.
October 16, 2025 Harshita A227 No. 6151 of 2025 2 (Jaspreet Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- HARSHITA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- HARSHITA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench