Smt. Meera Devi and 3 Other v. State of U.P. and 9 Other
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, single judge (Rohit Ranjan Agarwal, J.), WRIT - C No. 22041 of 2025, decided 14.7.2025 (neutral citation 2025:AHC:112141). Petitioners Smt. Meera Devi and 3 others (counsel Pradeep Kumar Singh, Rajnish Dubey); respondents State of U.P. and 9 others (counsel Bhupendra Kumar Tripathi, C.S.C.). Sole issue: time-bound disposal of a pending suit under Section 116 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 — Case No. 2190/2025 (Old Case No. 2622/2024) — before the Sub-Divisional Officer, Tehsil Jakhaniyan, District Ghazipur. Outcome: writ petition disposed of at admission stage; SDO directed to decide the suit after hearing all affected parties, preferably within six months of production of certified copy of the order; no adjudication on merits. No precedent cases cited.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent no. 2 (Sub-Divisional Officer, Tehsil Jakhaniyan, District Ghazipur) to decide Case No. 2190/2025 (Old Case No. 2622/2024) 'Smt. Meera Devi and Others vs. State of U.P. and Others' in accordance with law, after hearing all affected parties, preferably within six months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order; writ petition disposed of at admission stage without counter affidavit or notice to private respondents, with express clarification that no merits adjudication was made.