HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 23854 of 2026 Court No. - 5 HON'BLE VIVEK SARAN, J. 1. Heard Sri Wasim Masood, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State-Respondents, Sri Himanshu Shukla, Advocate holding brief of Sri Bhupendra Kumar Tripathi, learned counsel for the respondent no.4 and perused the record. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that order dated 18.4.2026 has not considered the objections raised by the petitioner and has simplicitor accepted the report of the lekhpal. 3. Per contra learned Standing Counsel has defended the order by submitting that it is in consonance with law. However, learned Standing Counsel very fairly submits that there is no clear discussions of the objections raised by the petitioner in the reasoning contained in the order impugned. He submits that the order impugned be set-aside with liberty to the respondent no.2 to decide the matter afresh. 4. In such view of the matter, the instant writ petition succeeds and is allowed. The order dated 18.4.2026 passed by respondent no.2/Addl. Collector (Finance & Revenue)/Addl. Collector, Ghazipur is hereby set- aside. 5. The matter is relegated back to be decided afresh by the respondent no.2 within a period of one month from the date of production of certified copy of this order. 6. Since this Court has not entered into the merits of the matter, as such it is expected from the respondent no.2 to address the merits of the matter while Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Mohd. Aslam Khan, Wasim Masood Counsel for Respondent(s) : Abhishek Kumar Yadav, Bhupendra Kumar Tripathi, C.S.C. Mohd. Yunus Khan .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) passing the fresh order. September 23, 2026 Gaurav Kuls WRIC No. 23854 of 2026 2 (Vivek Saran,J.) Digitally signed by :- GAURAV KULSHRESTHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad