Asarfi Devi v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court single-judge order (Vinod Diwakar, J., 26.5.2023) on a WRIT - C petition (No. 18232 of 2023) by Asarfi Devi against State of U.P. and 3 others seeking time-bound completion of a pending revenue matter: Computerized Case No.T202015090701224 under Section 34, U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, before the Tehsildar, Tehsil Belthara Road, District Ballia. Disposition: petition disposed of with a three-month deadline from production of certified copy, full opportunity of hearing mandated, and fallback directions addressing lawyer strikes/abstention (personal appearance allowed, S.H.O.-sent intimation, protection of substantial rights, strict compliance with statutory provisions). Useful for precedents on expeditious disposal directions, time-bound mandates to Tehsildars, and judicial handling of lawyer non-cooperation in subordinate revenue proceedings. No monetary quantum; no precedent engaged; no impugned order challenged.