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Balwant Yadav v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Revenue U.P. Lko. and 3 Others

Allahabad HC23 Aug 2024WPIL/696/2024

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Petitioner sought direction to remove illegal encroachment over public utility land in village Nasratpur. The Bench held that petitioner has an efficacious remedy under specific sections of U.P. Revenue Code and disposed of the petition granting liberty to apply thereunder.

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Petition disposed with liberty to move application before competent authority under Sections 26/67 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, to be decided expeditiously.

Balwant Yadav vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy… — Landlord and Tenant | Allahabad HC (2024)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:57558

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Court No. - 7

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Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 696 of 2024

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Petitioner :- Balwant Yadav

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Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Revenue U.P. Lko. And 3 Others

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Counsel for Petitioner :- Rama Niwas Pathak,Komal Chaurasia Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Mohan Singh

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Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J.

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Heard learned counsel for petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel for State -respondents while notice on behalf of Gaon Sabha- respondent No.4 has been accepted by Sri Mohan Singh.

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Petitioner has approached this court seeking a direction to opposite parties No.2 and 3 for removal of illegal encroachment made over the public utility land of Gata No.671 and 676 which are recorded as Chakmarg and gata no.672 recorded as nali in the revenue records of Village Nasratpur, Tehsil Bikapur, District Ayodhya, expeditiously.

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1. It is further submitted that adjacent chak owners of the said gatas have illegally encroached over the aforesaid entire land against which petitioner has made several representations/ requests to the authorities concerned but no action has been taken.

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Learned Standing Counsel, on the other hand, has submitted that petitioner has efficacious remedy under Sections 26/67 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 where after obtaining report of Revenue Inspector and issuing notices to the alleged encroachers, effective orders for removal of the alleged encroachments as well as levy of penalty can be passed in case the allegations are found correct.

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Learned counsel for petitioner at this stage submits that petitioner may be given liberty to move an application under Sections 26/67 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 before the competent authority.

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Accordingly, without entering into merits of the case, the writ petition, is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to move

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an application before the competent authority and in case such an application is made the said authority is directed to proceed to consider and decide the same expeditiously in accordance with law.

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(Alok Mathur, J.)

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Order Date :- 23.8.2024 RKM./A. Verma

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Digitally signed by :- ANURAG VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Balwant Yadav v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Revenue U.P. Lko. and 3 Others

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