Shiv Shankar and Anotehr v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:124277-DB; WRIT - C No. 24273 of 2025, decided 28.7.2025 by High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Court No. 39). Petitioners Shiv Shankar and another sought inspection of records of Ceiling Case no.898/4152 (State Vs. Nanhua), claiming interest as sons of late Ram Saran and grandsons of Nanhua, against a letter dated 16.12.2022 of respondent no.3 restricting inspection to interested parties with prior permission of the competent authority. Court disposed of the petition directing that petitioners may approach the competent authority with certified copy of the order, which shall act within four weeks. Keywords: inspection of records, ceiling case, interested parties, competent authority, record room, writ petition disposed.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to approach the competent authority enclosing a certified copy of the order; the competent authority to render satisfaction on their claim of being interested parties and to act upon their approach within four weeks.