Nanhke v. State of U.P. Thru. Collector, Unnao and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Nanhke (petitioner; counsel Dheerendra Singh) v. State Of U.P. Thru. Collector, Unnao And Others (counsel C.S.C.; Dileep Kumar Pandey accepted notice for respondent No.3); High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 5; Hon'ble Alok Mathur, J.; WRIT - C No. 11796 of 2025; decided December 4, 2025. Prayer confined to a time-bound decision by respondent No.2 — SDO, Hasanganj, District Unnao of the stay/interim relief application pending in the suit for division of land. Held: interim relief application to be decided within six weeks of service of notice, per law; otherwise petitioner may press ad-interim relief before appellate authority; parties barred from unnecessary adjournments. Writ petition disposed of; merits not entered; no statutes or precedents cited; no impugned order reviewed.
What did the court decide?
Direction issued to respondent No.2 - Sub Divisional Officer, Hasanganj, District Unnao to decide the petitioner's application for interim relief in the suit for division of land within six weeks of service of notice, in accordance with law; failing which the petitioner may press ad-interim relief before the appellate authority; parties directed to cooperate and avoid unnecessary adjournments.