In a PIL under Article 227 challenging an order by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate, the Apex Court accepted an unconditional apology and dismissed the petition as infructuous following the withdrawal of the underlying appeal.
Petition dismissed as infructuous; apology accepted.
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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:943
Court No. - 7
Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 6552 of 2023
Petitioner :- Reeta Devi And 7 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Revenue Govt. Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Vivek Kumar Rai,Avaneesh Pandey,Saurabh Tripathi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.
Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J.
Order Date :- 4.1.2024 Manoj K.
Digitally signed by :- MANOJ KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the writ petition under Article 227 should be allowed given the withdrawal of the underlying appeal.
Whether Sub-Divisional Magistrate Bhiti can face consequences for issuing the impugned order after unconditional apology.
Reeta Devi And 7 Others
State Of U.P.
Saurabh Lavania
As recorded by the court registry
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