Suneeta Devi Vs the Court of Learned Tehsildar… — Writ and Judicial Review | Allahabad HC (2025)

Suneeta Devi Vs the Court of Learned Tehsildar… — Writ and Judicial Review | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Direction to respondent no. 1 (Tehsildar Judicial, Kadipur, Sultanpur) to decide application dated 04.04.2024 for restoration/recall of order dated 15.02.2024 in Case No. 155 of 2024 within three months from production of certified copy of this order, in accordance with law, if there is no legal impediment; parties barred from unnecessary adjournments.

Issue for consideration

Whether respondent no. 1 (Tehsildar Judicial, Kadipur, Sultanpur) should be directed to decide the petitioner's application dated 04.04.2024 for restoration/recall of the order dated 15.02.2024 in Case No. 155 of 2024 in a time-bound manner.

Ratio / Principle

Considering the facts and circumstances, without entering into the merits, respondent no. 1 - Tehsildar (Judicial), Tehsil - Kadipur, District - Sultanpur is directed to decide the application dated 04.04.2024 for restoration/recall of the order dated 15.02.2024 passed in Case No. 155 of 2024.

Key takeaways

The decision is to be made expeditiously, within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order, in accordance with law, if there is no legal impediment.ratio¶6
Parties to the case shall cooperate in expeditious disposal and shall not seek unnecessary adjournments; the Court concerned shall not grant such adjournments except in exceptional circumstances.ratio¶7

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Alok Mathur, J.; MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. 4127 of 2025; order dated 14.7.2025. Petitioner Suneeta Devi sought a direction to respondent no. 1, Tehsildar (Judicial), Tehsil-Kadipur, District-Sultanpur, to decide expeditiously her application dated 04.04.2024 for restoration/recall of the order dated 15.02.2024 passed by respondent no. 1 in Case No. 155 of 2024 (Computerized No. T202404680400155) - Ram Achal Vs. Smt. Nohra Devi, U/S 34 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006. Learned Standing Counsel had no objection. Without entering into the merits, the Court directed respondent no. 1 to decide the application within three months from the date of production of certified copy of the order, in accordance with law, if there is no legal impediment, and further directed the parties to cooperate and refrain from seeking unnecessary adjournments, with adjournments to be granted only in exceptional circumstances. Writ petition disposed of.

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:40197

Court No. - 6

Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 4127 of 2025

Petitioner :- Suneeta Devi

Respondent :- The Court Of Learned Tehsildar (Judicial), Tehsil-Kadipur, Sultanpur And Another

Counsel for Petitioner :- Akhand Pratap Verma,Sri Gaurav Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.

Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J.

Heard Sri Akhand Pratap Verma, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents.

In view of the order proposed to be passed, requirement of issuance of notice to private respondent is dispensed with.

Instant petition has been filed by the petitioner praying for direction to the respondent No. 1 - Tehsildar (Judicial), Tehsil - Kadipur, District - Sultanpur, to decide application dated 04.04.2024 for restoration/recall of order dated 15.02.2024, passed by respondent no. 1, in Case No. 155 of 2024 (Computerized No. T202404680400155) - Ram Achal Vs. Smt. Nohra Devi, U/S 34 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, expeditiously.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that grievance of the petition would be sufficiently met in case respondent no. 1- Tehsildar (Judicial), Tehsil - Kadipur, District - Sultanpur, considers and decides the aforesaid case in the time bound manner.

Learned Standing Counsel has no objection to the aforesaid prayer.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without entering into the merits of the case, respondent no. 1 - Tehsildar (Judicial), Tehsil - Kadipur, District - Sultanpur, is directed to decide application dated 04.04.2024 for restoration/recall of order dated 15.02.2024, passed by respondent no. 1, in Case No. 155 of 2024 (Computerized No. T202404680400155) - Ram Achal Vs. Smt. Nohra Devi, U/S 34 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, expeditiously, say within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order, in accordance with law, 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 . Order Date :- 14.7.2025 A. Verma

(Alok Mathur, J.)

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