Ramcharitr v. State of U.P. and 6 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, WRIT-C 7254 of 2025, decided 15.5.2025 by Justice Vikram D. Chauhan (Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:80112). Mutation proceedings concerning land claimed under a 1997 sale-deed (mutation applied 2013); mutation rejected, private respondent's appeal allowed, petitioner's revision rejected. Parties admitted land belongs to the government; petitioner claims possessionary rights. Court held remedy lies in seeking a declaratory decree; mutation proceedings, being summary in nature, to abide by the declaratory decision. Writ petition disposed of with liberty to seek declaration. Keywords: mutation, possessory rights, government land, declaration, revision, appeal, summary proceedings, State of U.P.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to seek declaration of his rights, in accordance with law.