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2025 DAILYLAW 74827 (ALL)

SMT. SHAKUNTALA DEVI AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS

WRIC/22490/2025 · 2025-07-15

Rohit Ranjan Agarwal

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:114690 Court No. - 34 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 22490 of 2025 Petitioner :- Smt. Shakuntala Devi And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Kamal Narayan Yadav,Mool Chandra Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- Bhupendra Kumar Tripathi,C.S.C. Hon'ble Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J. This writ petition has been filed with the following prayer:- "A. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondent no. 3 to decide the application dated 06.01.2025 in respect of pathargaddi on Araji No. 543 having area 0.0770 hectare as well as Araji No. 569 having area 0.0270 arajis hectare situated in Village-Alhadiya, Pargana- Rari, Tehsil- Sadar, District- Jaunpur." It is contended that an order under Section 24 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 has been passed, but the said order has not been complied with by the authorities. An application has been moved on 06.01.2025 by the petitioner before respondent no.3, which is pending consideration. The sole prayer made in the writ petition is for expeditious disposal of the said application. As no useful purpose would be served in keeping the matter pending, the writ petition is being disposed of, at the admission stage, without calling for counter affidavit, with a direction upon respondent no.3- Sub Divisional Officer, Sadar, Jaunpur to decide the application filed by the petitioner dated 06.01.2025, in accordance with law, after hearing all affected parties, preferably within a period of one month from the date of production of certified copy of this order. With the aforesaid direction, present writ petition stands disposed of. It is made clear that this Court has not adjudicated the case on merit. Order Date :- 16.7.2025 SK Goswami Digitally signed by :- SHIVAKANT GOSWAMI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad