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Krishnawati Devi and 3 Others v. Additional Commissioner (Administration) Varanasi Division and 2 Others

Allahabad HC9 May 2023WRIC/14600/2023

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The High Court disposed of a writ petition seeking directions for the expeditious disposal of a pending appeal. The court directed the respondent authority to conclude proceedings within six months and permitted personal appearance if lawyer cooperation fails to protect property rights.

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Direction to the Additional Commissioner (Administration), Varanasi Division, to conclude the proceedings of Appeal No.218 of 2023 within six months.

Krishnawati Devi and 3 Others Vs Additional… — Writ and Judicial Review | Allahabad HC (2023)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC:99147

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Court No. - 52

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Case :- WRIT - C No. - 14600 of 2023

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Petitioner :- Krishnawati Devi And 3 Others Respondent :- Additional Commissioner (Administration) Varanasi Division And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Gajala Srivastava,Manish Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Arjun Singh Yadav,Jeetendra Kumar Yadav

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Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel representing the State-respondents.

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This petition has been filed seeking expeditious disposal of Appeal No.218 of 2023 (Computerized Case No. C202314000000218) (Krishnawati Devi Vs. Bhailal and other) within a stipulated period.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that pendency of the aforesaid case is causing serious prejudice to the rights of the petitioner and therefore this Court should issue a direction for expeditious disposal of the case.

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Learned Standing Counsel has no serious objection to the prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner.

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In view of the above, having heard the learned counsel for the parties and having perused the record, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the Additional Commissioner (Administration), Varanasi Division, Varanasi (respondent no.1) to conclude the proceedings of the aforesaid case expeditiously, preferably, within a period of six months from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before him, after giving full opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned.

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In case the lawyers do not cooperate with the proceedings either on account of abstainment from work or otherwise, the court concerned shall permit personal appearance of the parties to address it on the merits of the aforesaid case. However, the authority/court concerned shall take special care of the fact that the property rights of the parties may not be adversely affected only on account of non-cooperation of the lawyers and the aforesaid matter shall be disposed of strictly in accordance with law, taking care of the statutory provisions and after making critical analysis of the material available on record.

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Order Date :- 9.5.2023 AKShukla/-

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Digitally signed by :- ANIL KUMAR SHUKLA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Krishnawati Devi and 3 Others v. Additional Commissioner (Administration) Varanasi Division and 2 Others

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