The High Court at Allahabad directed the Sub Divisional Officer, Madhuban, to decide a pending case under Section 116 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, within four months. The court ordered the decision to include reasons and merits.
Directing the respondent No. 2 to decide Case No. T202015510300815 within four months by a reasoned order.
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Court No. - 33
Case :- WRIT - C No. - 11880 of 2023 Petitioner :- Sharfuddin Respondent :- State of U.P. and 7 others Counsel for Petitioner :- Arun Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C,Rameshwar Prasad Shukla
Hon'ble Prashant Kumar,J.
Heard Sri Arun Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents and Sri Rameshwar Prasad Shukla, learned counsel for the Gram Sabha.
The petitioner has filed the instant petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking mandamus, directing the respondent No. 2 to decide the Case No. T202015510300815 (Imteyaz Vs. Surfuddin and others) under Section 116 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 within stipulated period.
The case has been pending since 2019. The order sheet attached with the petition reflects number of adjournments.
In view of the above, the respondent No. 2 i.e. Sub Divisional Officer, Madhuban, District Mau is directed to decide the Case No. T202015510300815 (Imteyaz Vs. Surfuddin and others) by a reasoned and speaking order on merit, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably, within four months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.
The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly.
(Prashant Kumar, J.)
Order Date :- 11.4.2023 Jaswant
Digitally signed by :- JASWANT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the writ petition should be allowed to direct the Sub Divisional Officer to decide the pending case under Section 116 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 within four months.
Whether the delay in deciding the pending case since 2019 warrants an expeditious decision by a reasoned and speaking order.
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Case No. T202015510300815 (Imteyaz Vs. Surfuddin and others)Referred¶5
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Sharfuddin
State of U.P.
Sub Divisional Officer, Madhuban, District Mau
Gram Sabha
Prashant Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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