Ram Singh v. State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad HC20 Aug 2025WRIC/27302/2025

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What is this about?

Expeditious disposal; mandamus for time-bound decision; Sub Divisional Officer Kheragarh; partition suit; Section 116 U.P. Revenue Code, 2006; Case No. T202401010500948 of 2023; six-month timeline from certified copy; disposal at admission stage without counter affidavit; no merits adjudication; WRIT - C No. 27302 of 2025; 2025:AHC:143807; decided 21.8.2025.

What did the court decide?

Direction to respondent no. 2 (Sub Divisional Officer, Kheragarh) to decide Case No. T202401010500948 of 2023 (Ram Singh v. Ranvir Singh and others) in accordance with law after hearing all affected parties, preferably within six months from production of a certified copy of the order. ¶¶10

Ram Singh Vs State of U.P. and Another — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether a writ of mandamus should issue commanding respondent no. 2 (Sub Divisional Officer, Kheragarh) to decide Case No. T202401010500948 of 2023 (Ram Singh v. Ranvir Singh and others) within a stipulated period fixed by the Court.

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Court's answer

The writ petition was disposed of at the admission stage, without calling for a counter affidavit or issuing notice to the private respondents.

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Ratio / Principle

Respondent no. 2 was directed to decide Case No. T202401010500948 of 2023 (Ram Singh v. Ranvir Singh and others) in accordance with law, after hearing all affected parties.

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Key takeaways

The disposal was directed preferably within a period of six months from the date of production of a certified copy of the order.ratio¶¶9
The Court clarified that it had not adjudicated the matter on merits.obiter¶¶11

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Allahabad High Court (Rohit Ranjan Agarwal, J.), by order dated 21.8.2025 in WRIT - C No. 27302 of 2025 (neutral citation 2025:AHC:143807), disposed of at the admission stage, without calling for a counter affidavit or issuing notice to the private respondents, a writ petition in which the petitioner sought a mandamus commanding the Sub Divisional Officer, Kheragarh (respondent no. 2) to decide partition Case No. T202401010500948 of 2023 (Ram Singh v. Ranvir Singh and others), a suit under Section 116 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 pending since 2023. The Court directed respondent no. 2 to decide the case in accordance with law after hearing all affected parties, preferably within six months from the date of production of a certified copy of the order, and clarified that it had not adjudicated the matter on merits.

Ram Singh v. State of U.P. and Another

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