Petitioner is owner and landlord of a house situate at Rateh Chauraha, Village Semara Kalan, Tehsil Lalganj, District Mirzapur. The respondent No.6 has taken three accommodations in the said house measuring 484 square feet for office of Consolidation Officer, 220 square feet for office of Assistant Consolidation Officer, Kshetra Rateh and 374 square feet for office of Assistant Consolidation Officer, Kshetra Ooty. All these three accommodations were taken on rent w.e.f. 20.12.2015. On being insisted to pay rent, the respondent No.6 passed an order dated 03.07.2017 affirming that the aforesaid accommodations have been taken on rent w.e.f. 20.12.2015 but the matter of fixation of rent/ rate of rent is pending for sanction before the Divisional Commissioner. By letter dated 22.08.2022, the respondent No.6 has apprised to the son of the petitioner namely Sri Ram Sakal Chaurasia that proposal has been sent to the Divisional Commissioner and on receipt of sanction, rent shall be paid on priority basis. On a complaint made by the petitioner, concerned authority submitted a report dated 11.01.2023 that the payment of rent shall be made on sanction by the Divisional Commissioner, Mirzapur. The petitioner again wrote a letter dated 02.02.2023 to the respondent No.6 stating that neither rent is being paid nor payment of electricity being consumed in the offices, is being made. He requested that the payment of electricity dues and arrears of rent be made immediately with interest. When no action was taken by the respondents, the petitioner filed the present writ petition.
