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2025 DAILYLAW 57766 (ALL)

SHANTI DEVI v. STATE OF U.P. AND 5 OTHERS

WRIC/15290/2025 · 2025-05-27

Manish Kumar Nigam

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:90917 Court No. - 35 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 15290 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shanti Devi Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Lovelesh Kumar Dwivedi,Raj Narayan Dwivedi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Kumar Nigam,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 2. The present petition has been filed challenging the order dated 22.11.2002 passed under Section 198(4) of the U.P. Z.A. & L.R. Act. 3. This petition has been filed after a lapse of 23 years and the same is badly barred by laches. 4. Learned Standing Counsel has raised a preliminary objection that the petitioner has an alternative remedy of filing revision against the order impugned. 4. Since the petitioner has an alternative remedy, I am not inclined to entertain the instant petition. 5. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to avail the remedy as available to him under law. 6. Certified copy of the orders, if any, be returned to learned counsel for the petitioner after retaining photo copy of the same. Order Date :- 28.5.2025 Ved Prakash (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad