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Laung Shri v. Additional Commissioner IIIrd Lucknow Division Lucknow and Ors.

Allahabad HC5 Dec 2025A227/7040/2025

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What is this about?

Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; Matters Under Article 227 No. 7040 of 2025; Laung Shri; expeditious disposal of Appeal No. 5083/2024; computerized case C202410000005083; Section 24(4) U.P. Revenue Code; Sub Divisional Magistrate Lakhimpur; Additional Commissioner (Judicial) Lucknow Division; heavy dockets; no extraordinary circumstance; no out-of-turn direction; liberty to file urgency application within two weeks; disposal within three weeks; Alok Mathur, J.; December 5, 2025.

What did the court decide?

No substantive relief or direction for out-of-turn expeditious disposal was granted; liberty was given to the petitioner to move an urgency application before the trial court/competent authority within two weeks, which would then be considered and decided expeditiously within three weeks thereafter. ¶22

Laung Shri Vs Additional Commissioner IIIrd… — Writ and Judicial Review | Allahabad HC (2025)

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Issue for consideration

Whether this Court should exercise its jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution of India to direct expeditious (out-of-turn) disposal of Appeal No. 5083/2024 pending before the Additional Commissioner (Judicial), Lucknow Division, Lucknow.

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Court's answer

Trial courts/competent authorities are burdened with heavy dockets, and in a routine manner directions cannot be passed to decide any particular case out of turn; the extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 227 should be exercised only when some extraordinary circumstance is made out.

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Ratio / Principle

In the present case no extraordinary circumstance had been mentioned or made out requiring interference of this Court under Article 227 of the Constitution of India; accordingly, no direction for expeditious disposal of the appeal was issued.

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Key takeaways

Liberty was given to the petitioner to move an appropriate application detailing urgency before the trial court/competent authority within two weeks; if such application is moved, the trial court/competent authority shall consider and decide the same expeditiously, say, within three weeks thereafter, and if prima facie satisfied that a case for urgency is made out, pass suitable order in accordance with law.ratio¶20
This Court has not examined the case of either of the parties on merit; the Court/authority concerned shall decide the matter strictly in accordance with law.ratio¶21

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Article 227 petition (MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. 7040 of 2025, Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench) by Laung Shri seeking expeditious disposal of Appeal No. 5083/2024 under Section 24(4) of the U.P. Revenue Code, pending before the Additional Commissioner (Judicial), Lucknow Division. Held by Alok Mathur, J. (single Judge, order dated December 5, 2025): since trial authorities bear heavy dockets, directions for out-of-turn disposal can be given only upon an extraordinary circumstance being made out; none having been disclosed, no Article 227 direction was issued. Liberty given to file an application detailing urgency within two weeks, to be considered and decided expeditiously within three weeks thereafter, with a suitable order to be passed in accordance with law if urgency is prima facie made out. Merits of neither party examined; petition disposed of.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

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MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 7040 of 2025

Laung Shri

.....Petitioner(s)

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Additional Commissioner Iiird Lucknow Division Lucknow And Ors.

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.....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashok Kumar, Chandra Prakash, Muzammil Asad Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Dilip Kumar Pandey

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Court No. - 5

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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 the respondent and perused the record.

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

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By means of the present petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India a prayer has been made for expeditious disposal of Appeal No.5083/2024, computerized case No.C202410000005083 tilted as "Laung Shri Vs. Sub Divisional Magistrate, Lakhimpur and others", under Section 24 (4) of U.P. Revenue Code pending before respondent No. 1 i.e. Additional Commissioner (Judicial), Lucknow Division, Lucknow.

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

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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.

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Considering the fact that the reference has been filed in 2024 of which proceedings are underway and from the perusal of the petition, there is no disclosure of any extra ordinary circumstance as to why this Court should exercise its jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution of India to direct the trial court to decide the same expeditiously.

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This Court is conscious of the fact that the trial court/competent

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A227 No. 7040 of 2025

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authority are burdened to heavy dockets and in a routine manner directions cannot be passed to the trial court/competent authority to decide any particular case out of turn expeditiously. It is when some extra ordinary circumstance is made out only then it would be appropriate for this Court to exercise its extra ordinary jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. There also liberty should be given to the petitioner to place his grievances before the trial court/competent authority who after looking into the urgency as well as dockets situation and pass appropriate orders to expedite the aforesaid matter. In the present case no such circumstances has been mentioned or made out requiring interference of this Court under Article 227 of the Constitution of India.

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However, liberty is given to the petitioner to move appropriate application detailing urgency for expeditiously disposal of the aforesaid case before the trial court/competent authority. In case, such application is moved within two weeks from today the trial court/competent authority shall consider and decide the same expeditiously, say, within three weeks thereafter. In case, the trial court/competent authority is prima facie satisfied that a case for urgency is made out it shall pass suitable order thereupon in accordance with law.

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It is made clear that this Court has not examined the case of either of the parties on merit and the Court/authority concerned shall decide the matter strictly in accordance with law.

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With aforesaid observation and direction the petition stands disposed of.

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(Alok Mathur,J.)

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December 5, 2025 RKM.

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

Laung Shri v. Additional Commissioner IIIrd Lucknow Division Lucknow and Ors.

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