Ramdheeraj Thru. His Wife Renu Devi v. State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Revenue, Lucknow and 18 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Matters under Article 227 No. 82 of 2025 (2025:AHC-LKO:2222), single-judge bench (Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi, J.), disposed on 13.01.2025. Keywords: Article 227 writ petition; Section 207 U.P. Revenue Code 2006; Rule 183(4) U.P. Revenue Code Rules 2016 six-month appellate/revisional disposal mandate; expeditious/timely disposal of pending appeal; Appeal No. 1670/2023 (Jagannath v. Ramdheeraj); Additional Commissioner (Judicial) Ayodhya Division Ayodhya; interim order in favour of private respondents causing irreparable loss and hardship; direction to decide within six months of certified copy of order; reasoned and speaking order on merit; no unnecessary adjournments except exceptional circumstances; notice upon respondents 5 to 19 dispensed with; consent of parties; disposal without entering merits.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with a direction to respondent no.2, Additional Commissioner (Judicial) Ayodhya, Division Ayodhya, to decide Case No. 1670 of 2023 (Computerized Case No. C202304000001670) strictly in accordance with law by a reasoned and speaking order on merit after affording due opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, expeditiously and preferably within six months of receipt of a certified copy of the order unless there is any legal impediment; no unnecessary adjournments to either party, adjournments permissible only in exceptional circumstances; service of notice upon respondent nos.5 to 19 dispensed with.