Meva Lal v. Prescribed Authority / Sub- Divisional Officer, Kunda Dist. Pratapgarh and Another
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Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), DB, Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:13023-DB; WRIT - C No. 1903 of 2025; petitioner Meva Lal; respondents Prescribed Authority/Sub-Divisional Officer, Kunda, Dist. Pratapgarh and another; counsel Dilip Kumar Pandey (petitioner), C.S.C./Additional Chief Standing Counsel (State); decided 4.3.2025. Subject: land acquisition compensation withheld though shares of co-sharers determined by S.D.M., Kunda order dated 27.04.2024; State claim that partition proceedings pending; writ disposed of with directions to opposite party no. 2 to verify facts, hear affected parties, decide within six weeks, and consider whether further partition by metes and bounds can continue post-acquisition where a preliminary decree fixing shares has attained finality, with reasoned written decision to be communicated to all affected parties. Keywords: compensation, land acquisition, partition, preliminary decree, co-sharers, metes and bounds, S.D.M. Kunda Pratapgarh, six weeks, writ disposed.