Bhartiy Prasad and Another v. Sub Divisional Committee and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
WRIT - C No. 10320 of 2025, Allahabad High Court, decided October 15, 2025 (Neeraj Tiwari & Vivek Kumar Singh, JJ.). Forest Rights Act, 2006, section 6 claim for community and individual residential agricultural forest rights over plot no.24Ja (273.226 ha), village-Kumharwar, Tehsil Robertsganj, District Sonbhadra; representation pending before Sub Divisional Committee/SDM Obra; prayer for mandamus against eviction and demolition; writ disposed of with liberty to file fresh representation within two weeks; decision directed within eight weeks; no merits adjudication.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioners to move a fresh representation along with certified copy of the order before respondent No.1 (Sub Divisional Committee through Sub Divisional Magistrate, Obra, District Sonbhadra) within two weeks; respondent No.1 directed to decide such representation in accordance with law within a maximum period of eight weeks thereafter; no adjudication on merits.