In a matter under Article 227, the Allahabad High Court dismissed a petition for expeditious disposal of Section 67 U.P. Revenue Code proceedings. The court held the petitioner lacked locus standi as he was not a party to the original proceedings between the State and a private respondent.
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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:72034
Court No. - 8
Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 5133 of 2024
Petitioner :- Mangala Prasad Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy., Deptt. Of Revenue, Lucknow And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Niyaj Ahmad Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Mohan Singh
Hon'ble Jaspreet Singh,J.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. Notice on behalf of respondent no.1 has been accepted by the office of Chief Standing counsel.
The petitioner has approached this Court seeking expeditious disposal of proceedings by means of the instant petition. The petitioner seek direction to respondent no.2 for completing proceedings under Section 67 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006.
A specific query was put to learned counsel for the petitioner as to whether he is a party to the proceedings under Section 67 of the Code of 2006, to which, he answer in negative. Since the petitioner made a complaint but since he is not party to the proceedings under Section 67 which is between the State and the private respondent no.4, this Court is not enable to entertain the petition on his behest, accordingly, the same is dismissed for want of locus to maintain the petition.
With the aforesaid, the petition is dismissed.
Order Date :- 25.10.2024 Harshita
Digitally signed by :- HARSHITA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner, who is not a party to the proceedings under Section 67 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, has locus standi to seek expeditious disposal of those proceedings.
Mangala Prasad
State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy., Deptt. Of Revenue, Lucknow
Jaspreet Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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