HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 28614 of 2026 Court No. - 37 HON'BLE CHANDRA KUMAR RAI, J. 1. Heard Sri Alok Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Shailesh Srivatava, learned standing counsel for the State and Sri Arun Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the Gaon Sabha. 2. The instant writ petition has been filed for the following reliefs:- "1. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondent no.2/Sub Divisional Officer, Tanda, Rampur to demarcate the boundaries of plot no.25, situated over the gata no.96-Ka, measuring an area about 63.19 sq. mtrs., at village Marghati Pargana and Tehsil Tanda, District Rampur in pursuance of the order dated 9.1.2026 passed by the respondent no.2. 2. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, directing the revenue officials to restore the possession of the petitioner over the land in question." 3. Counsel for the petitioner submitted that plot nos. 96 and 139 are recorded as abadi in the revenue records. He submitted that petitioner along with Rajpal has filed Writ Petition No.4281 of 2024, which was decided vide order dated 3.5.2024 with the direction that representation of the petitioner shall be decided by the authorities within 8 weeks and till the disposal of the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Alok Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : Arun Kumar Pandey, C.S.C. Kuvar Pal .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) representation, no coercive measures shall be taken against the petitioners. He further submitted that another Writ C No.15945 of 2025 was filed by the petitioner along with Rajpal which was disposed of on 19.5.2025 with the direction that the authority shall decide the matter within a period of 8 weeks from the date of production of the certified copy of the order. He submitted that in pursuance of the order of this Court, the Sub Divisional Officer has decided the matter vide order dated 9.1.2026, holding that petitioners are in possession of the area of pot which is recorded as abadi in the records, as such, the authorities be directed to restore back the possession of the petitioner in respect to an area of plot no.96Ka which is recorded as abadi. 4. On the other hand, learned standing counsel for the State and the learned counsel for the Gaon Sabha placed the finding recorded by the Sub Divisional Officer in order to demonstrate that the petitioner along with other are not entitled to any relief in the matter as they are trying to encroach the part of the area of plot no.96M which is recorded as banjar in the records. He submitted that no interference is required in the matter and the writ petition is liable to be dismissed. 5. I have considered the arguments advanced by learned counsel for the petitioner, learned standing counsel for the State, learned counsel for the Gaon Sabha and perused the records. 6. In order to appreciate the controversy involved in the matter, perusal of the relevant portion of the order dated 9.1.2026 passed by the Sub Divisional Officer will be necessary which is as under:- "प्रश्नगत घरौनी वतर्मान खतौनी के अनुसार आबादी की गाटा सं0 96क रकबा 0.0250हे0 में िनगर्त की गयी है। गाटा सं0 96क में ही भूखण्ड 24, रकवा 101.33 वगर्मी0 की घरौनी श्री जगत िसह पुत्र श्री वांदू राम के नाम िनगर्त की गयी है। साथ ही गाटा सं0 96क रकवा 0.0250हे0 में से घरौनी भूखण्ड संख्या 25, रकवा 63.19 वगर्मीटर की घरौनी श्री कुं वरपाल पुत्र श्री जगदीश को िनगर्त हुयी है, िजस पर घरौनी के अनुसार ही श्री कु वरपाल पुत्र श्री जगदीश का पक्का मकान बना है तथा गाटा संख्या 139 के घरौनी भूखण्ड संख्या-19 पर श्री राजपाल िसह पुत्र श्री पोती िसह का पक्का मकान WRIC No. 28614 of 2026 2 बना है। खाली भूिम में कोई घरौनी िनगर्त नहीं की गयी है। इसी क्रम में अवगत कराना है िक गाटा संख्या 96 िम० (बंजर, नवीन परती व पुरानी परती) के आंिशक भाग पर पूवर् में श्री कुं वरपाल पुत्र श्री जगदीश द्वारा अस्थायी अवैध कब्जा करने का प्रयास िकया जा रहा था, िजसे पूवर् में राजस्व प्रशासन द्वारा अितक्रमण मुक्त कराकर भूिम ग्रामवािसयों की उपिस्थित में ग्राम प्रधान (अध्यक्ष भूिम प्रबंधन सिमित) / ग्राम सिचव/ प्रभारी खण्ड िवकास अिधकारी, ब्लॉक सैदनगर की सुपुदर्गी में दे दी गयी। िजससे क्षुब्ध होकर श्री कुं दरपाल पुत्र श्री जगदीश व श्री राजपाल पुत्र श्री पोथी द्वारा गाटा संख्या 96 िम० (बंजर, नवीन परती व पुरानी परती) ग्राम समाज भूिम पर अवैध कब्जा करने की गलत मंशा से माननीय उच्च न्यायालय के समक्ष िरट योिजत की गयी प्रतीत होती है। इस प्रकार राजस्व टीम द्वारा प्रस्तुत आख्या िदनांक 21.01.2025 की पुिष्ट होती है। उपरोक्त तथ्यों के आधार पर श्री राजपाल पुत्र श्री पोथी व श्री कुं वरपाल पुत्र श्री जगदीश द्वारा प्रस्तुत समस्त प्रत्यावेदनों को िनरस्त करते हुए िनस्तािरत िकये जाने हेतु जांच आख्या प्रेिषत की गयी है।" अतः तहसीलदार टाण्डा, जनपद रामपुर की जांच आख्या िदनांक 09.01.2026 से सहमत होते हुए व उपलब्ध अिभलेखों / साक्ष्यों के आधार पर याचीगण द्वारा प्रस्तुत प्रत्यावेदन िदनांिकत 24.05.2025 व इससे सम्बिन्धत अन्य प्रस्तुत समस्त प्रत्यावेदन िनरस्त करते हुए, तदनुसार िनस्तािरत िकये जाते है। िदनांक:-09.01.2026 (राज कु मार भास्कर) उपिजलािधकारी टाण्डा, रामपुर" 7. Upon perusal of the finding recorded by the Sub Divisional Officer as quoted above, rejecting the petitioner' representation along with representation filed by Rajpal, there is no further scope for interference by this Court in exercise of jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. 8. The writ petition is dismissed. October 5, 2026 C.Prakash WRIC No. 28614 of 2026 3 (Chandra Kumar Rai,J.) Digitally signed by :- CHANDRA PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad