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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:71016 Court No. - 35 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 12871 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ram Bachan Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Anil Kumar,Birendra Kumar Gautam Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Kumar Nigam,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for State- respondents and perused the record.
2. The present petition has been filed with the following prayer:
"Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding/directing to the respondent authorities to make an attempt to vacate the land of Arazi No.257, 268, 375, 386, 398, 274, 313 (which is recorded in revenue record as Gram Sabha Land) situated at Village Ahiyai, Block Meh Nagar, Tehsil Meh Nagar, District Azamgarh from the unauthorized possession and encroachment made by the private persons in the interest of justice."
3. Learned Standing Counsel has raised a preliminary objection that the petitioner has an alternative remedy to approach appropriate authority by moving an application under Section 67 of the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006 in view of the judgment passed by this Court in Jahar Singh v. State of U.P. reported in 2017(4) ADJ 619 as well as in Kanhaiya Lal v. State of U.P. and others reported in 2023 (12) ADJ 226.
4. Since the petitioner has an alternative remedy, I am not inclined to entertain the instant petition.
5. In case, the petitioner moves an application under Section 67 of Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006, before appropriate authority, the same shall be decided after hearing all the concerned parties in accordance with law.
6. With the aforesaid observation, the petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 5.5.2025 Ved Prakash (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad