Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:138616 Court No. - 35 Case :- FIRST APPEAL No. - 285 of 1994 Appellant :- State Of UP Respondent :- Ram Khelawan And Another Counsel for Appellant :- U.S.M. Tripathi Hon'ble Sandeep Jain,J. Heard learned Standing Counsel. None is present for the respondents. The instant first appeal has been preferred under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 by the State challenging the judgment and decree dated 26.05.1992 passed by the VIth Additional District Judge, Fatehpur in L.A.R. No.80 of 1990, Ram Khelawan vs. U.P.S.I.D.C and another. By policy decision dated 13.10.2016, the State Government has amended its State Litigation Policy by inserting para 4(ff) whereby it has been provided that first appeals in land acquisition matters below monetary limit of Rs.2 lacs, shall not be filed and the first appeals which have already been filed below the aforesaid monetary limit, shall be withdrawn. On a perusal of the memo of the appeal, it appears that the appeal has been valued at Rs. 9,298-65, which is below Rs. 2 lacs. In this regard, the Government Order dated 13.10.2016, which is relevant, is quoted below:- "भभ- अधधगहण समबननधत ऐसस ममकदमम मम मम0 उचच नयमयमलय सतर पर ककई अपपल दमयर नहह कक जमयसगप, धजनमम शमसन कक दसयतम र0 2;00 लमख ( रपयम दक लमख) सस कम हह। भभ- अधधगहण समबनधप ऐसप सभप अपपलम जक मम० उचच नयमयमलय मम लनमबत हह तथम धजसमम दसयतम र0 2;00 लमख ( रपयम दक लमख) सस कम हह, कक मम० उचच नयमयमलय कस समक आवसदन दसकर वमपस लस धलयम जमएगम। उपरकक कस समबनध मम यह पततबनध रहसगम तक यतद तकसप ससदभर मम पमररत आदसश शमसन कक नपतत कस धखलमफ हक यम धकखम दसकर/झभठ बकलकर/ तथयम कक तछपमकर/ कपट पभवरक पमप तकयम गयम हक अथवम उक आदसश तमतटपभणर दषमनत (तपसपडसनस) बन रहम हक अथवम उक आदसश सस पततकर कक दरम तनधमरररत हकतप हक, तक नयमय तवभमग कम परममशर पमप कर अपपल कक जमयसगप। यतद छकटस मममलम मम मभलयमसकन कम हकनस पर अपपल नहह कक गयप हह तक उसकक बडस मममलम कस धलयस दषमनत (तपसपडसनस) नहह ममनम जमयसगम और तनयममनमसमर अपपल दमयर कक जमयसगप।" In view of the aforesaid, this appeal is also dismissed without expressing any opinion on merits of the case. However, dismissal of this appeal shall not come in the way of the State Government to contest appeal of higher valuation as provided in the policy decision dated 13.10.2016. Liberty is also granted to the State Government to file a recall application for recall of this order of dismissal of appeal on the ground of smallness of valuation, in case any technical objection is raised by other claimants for dismissal of some other appeal of higher valuation filed by the State Government and arising from the same acquisition. Order on Cross Objection Application No. 12679 (CC 301127) of 1998 As per the office report, the court fees paid is insufficient by Rs. 1452.50/- but the deficiency has not been made good till date. None is present on behalf of the cross-objector. In view of the above, the cross objection application is also dismissed. Order Date :- 13.8.2025 Mayank Digitally signed by :- MAYANK KUMAR SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad