Roop Lal and 2 Others v. District Magistrate Unnao and 10 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; WRIT - C No. 5898 of 2025 (Roop Lal And 2 Others v. District Magistrate Unnao And 10 Others); writ of mandamus; status quo order by Assistant Record Officer; partition proceedings kept in abeyance; survey to demarcate villages; order marked to Revenue Inspector, Lekhpal and SHO; petitioner did not approach competent authority first; prerequisite for mandamus unfulfilled; premature prayer declined; liberty to approach competent authority; writ petition disposed; bench Attau Rahman Masoodi, J. and Subhash Vidyarthi, J.; order dated 18.6.2025.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the petitioner to approach the competent authority for necessary action in the matter; the premature prayer for a writ of mandamus was declined to be entertained. ¶9