Sapna Singh Vs Naib Tehsildar, Tehsil Patti… — Writ and Judicial Review | Allahabad HC (2025)

Sapna Singh Vs Naib Tehsildar, Tehsil Patti… — Writ and Judicial Review | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to respondent no. 1 (Naib Tehsildar, Tehsil-Patti, District Pratapgarh) to decide Case No. 5871 of 2024 / computerized case No. T202402570405871 (Sapna Singh Vs. Kishun Kumari) under S.34 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 expeditiously, within four months from production of certified copy of the order, in accordance with law, absent legal impediment; parties restrained from unnecessary adjournments.

Issue for consideration

Whether respondent No. 1 should consider and decide the aforesaid pending case in a time-bound manner so as to meet the petitioner's grievance.

Court's answer

Without entering into the merits, respondent no. 1 (Naib Tehsildar, Tehsil-Patti, District Pratapgarh) is directed to decide Case No. 5871 of 2024 and computerized case No. T202402570405871 (Sapna Singh Vs. Kishun Kumari) under S.34 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, expeditiously.

Ratio / Principle

The decision is to be rendered within a period of four months from the date of production of certified copy of this order, in accordance with law, if there is no legal impediment.

Key takeaways

Parties to the case shall cooperate in expeditious disposal and shall not seek unnecessary adjournments; nor shall such adjournments be granted by the Court concerned except in exceptional circumstances.ratio¶21
In view of the order proposed to be passed, requirement of issuance of notice to private respondents is dispensed with.obiter¶12

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Alok Mathur, J. — Matter under Article 227 No. 6859 of 2025, Sapna Singh v. Naib Tehsildar, Tehsil Patti, Pratapgarh & Others, disposed of on November 24, 2025. The petitioner sought expedition of a recall/restoration application dated 06.07.2024 filed by respondent No. 11 in case No. T202404040300879 under S.24 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 (Sadre Alam & Sabre Alam Vs. Chakmarg & others), which despite being listed was not being decided. Without entering into merits, and dispensing with notice to private respondents, the Court directed respondent no. 1 (Naib Tehsildar, Tehsil-Patti, District Pratapgarh) to decide Case No. 5871 of 2024 / computerized case No. T202402570405871 (Sapna Singh Vs. Kishun Kumari) under S.34 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 expeditiously, say within four months from production of a certified copy of the order, in accordance with law, if there is no legal impediment. Parties were directed to cooperate and neither to seek nor be granted unnecessary adjournments except in exceptional circumstances.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 6859 of 2025

Sapna Singh

.....Petitioner(s)

Versus

Naib Tehsildar, Tehsil Patti, Pratapgarh And Others

.....Respondent(s)

Counsel for Petitioner(s)	: Vinod Kumar Singh, Nandu, Saurabh
	Upadhyay, Upasana Singh
Counsel for Respondent(s)	: C.S.C.

Court No. - 5

HON'BLE ALOK MATHUR, J.

Heard 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 respondents are hereby dispensed with.

Instant petition has been filed by the petitioner praying for direction to the State-respondents to decide recall/restoration application dated 06.07.2024 filed by respondent No. 11 in case No. T202404040300879, U/S 24 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 (Sadre Alam & Sabre Alam Vs. Chakmarg & others), expeditiously.

It is urged that though the matter is being listed but for one reason or the other, the aforesaid case is not being decided.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that grievance of the petition would be sufficiently met in case respondent No. 1, 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, respondent no. 1 - Naib Tehsildar, Tehsil - Patti, District - Pratapgarh is directed to decide Case No. 5871 of 2024 and computerized case No. T202402570405871 (Sapna Singh Vs. Kishun Kumari), U/S 34 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, expeditiously, say within a period of four

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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.

(Alok Mathur,J.)

November 24, 2025

Ravi/Anurag

Digitally signed by :- RAVI SHANKAR SRIVASTAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench