Ram Parag Vs Addl. Commissioner Administration… — Writ and Judicial Review | Allahabad HC (2025)

Ram Parag Vs Addl. Commissioner Administration… — Writ and Judicial Review | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to respondent No.1, Additional Commissioner (Administration), Devi Patan Division, Gonda, to decide Revision No.201708000000867 expeditiously, say within six months from production of a certified copy of the order, in accordance with law after affording opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, if there is no legal impediment; parties directed not to seek unnecessary adjournments.

Issue for consideration

Whether the High Court should direct respondent No.1, Additional Commissioner (Administration), Devi Patan Division, Gonda, to consider and decide Revision No.201708000000867 (Guru Sharan and others Vs. Ram Paraga and others) in a time-bound manner.

Court's answer

Without entering into the merits, respondent No.1, Additional Commissioner (Administration), Devi Patan Division, Gonda, is directed to decide Revision No.201708000000867 (Guru Sharan and others Vs. Ram Paraga and others) expeditiously.

Ratio / Principle

A time limit is fixed: the revision is to be decided say within six months from the date of production of a certified copy of the order.

Key takeaways

The decision must be made in accordance with law after affording opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, if there is no legal impediment.ratio¶17
The parties shall cooperate in expeditious disposal of the case, shall not seek unnecessary adjournments, and no such adjournment shall be granted by the Court concerned except in exceptional circumstances.ratio¶18

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Alok Mathur, J. — Matters Under Article 227 No. 6988 of 2025, decided December 4, 2025. Ram Parag petitioned against Addl. Commissioner Administration, Devi Patan Mandal, Gonda and 4 others, praying for a direction to respondent No.1, Additional Commissioner (Administration), Devi Patan Division, Gonda, to decide Revision No.201708000000867 (Guru Sharan and others Vs. Ram Paraga and others) expeditiously; learned Standing Counsel had no objection. Held, without entering into the merits: respondent No.1 directed to decide the revision expeditiously, say within six months from the date of production of a certified copy of the order, in accordance with law after affording opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, if there is no legal impediment; the parties were further directed to cooperate in expeditious disposal and not to seek unnecessary adjournments, and no such adjournment was to be granted except in exceptional circumstances. Notice to private respondents dispensed with. Petition disposed of accordingly.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 6988 of 2025

Ram Parag

.....Petitioner(s)

Versus

Addl. Commissioner Administration Devi Patan Mandal Gonda And 4 Others

ana ona n ers	.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s)	: Vijay Kumar
Counsel for Respondent(s)	: C.S.C.

Court No. - 5

HON'BLE ALOK MATHUR, J.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Standing counsel for the State - respondents.

In view of the proposed order, notice to private respondents is dispense with.

Instant petition has been filed by the petitioners praying for direction to the respondent No.1 -Additional Commissioner (Administration), Devi Patan Division, Gonda to decide Revision No.201708000000867 (Guru Sharan and others Vs. Ram Paraga and others), expeditiously.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that grievance of the petitioner would be sufficiently met in case respondent no.1 considers and decides the aforesaid case in the time bound manner, to which learned Standing Counsel has no objection.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without entering into the merits, respondent No.1 -Additional Commissioner (Administration), Devi Patan Division, Gonda is directed to decide Revision No.201708000000867 (Guru Sharan and others Vs. Ram Paraga and others) , expeditiously, say within a period of six months from the date of production of certified copy of this order, in

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accordance with law after affording opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, if there is no legal impediment.

It is further directed that the parties to the case shall cooperate in expeditious disposal of the case and shall not seek any unnecessary adjournment, neither any such adjournment shall be granted by the Court concerned, except in exceptional circumstances.

With above observations/directions, the writ petition stands disposed of.

(Alok Mathur,J.)

December 4, 2025 RKM.

Digitally signed by :- RAKESH KUMAR MAURYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench