Gaje Singh and 11 Others Vs State of U.P. and Another — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Gaje Singh and 11 Others Vs State of U.P. and Another — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction issued to the Presiding Officer, Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation & Re-Settlement Authority Tribunal, Gautam Budh Nagar, to decide L.A.R. No. 321 of 2022 in accordance with law, after hearing all affected parties, preferably within four months from the date of production of the certified copy of this order.

Issue for consideration

Whether a mandamus should issue directing the Court of the Presiding Officer, Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation & Re-Settlement Authority Tribunal, Gautam Budh Nagar, to decide the pending Land Reference L.A.R. No. 321/2022 (Gaje Singh & Others vs. State) expeditiously within a fixed time frame and without unnecessary adjournments.

Court's answer

Since no useful purpose would be served in keeping the matter pending, the writ petition was disposed of at the admission stage without calling for a counter affidavit, with a direction to the Presiding Officer, Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation & Re-Settlement Authority Tribunal, Gautam Budh Nagar, to decide L.A.R. No. 321 of 2022 in accordance with law after hearing all affected parties.

Ratio / Principle

The Tribunal was directed to decide L.A.R. No. 321 of 2022 preferably within a period of four months from the date of production of the certified copy of the order.

Key takeaways

The Court expressly clarified that it had not adjudicated the case on merit; the order is limited to securing expeditious disposal of the reference.obiter¶¶11

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ petition (WRIT - C No. 8014 of 2025, Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:39201) filed by Gaje Singh and 11 others before the Hon'ble Rohit Ranjan Agarwal, J., High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Order dated 19.3.2025), sought a mandamus for expeditious disposal of Land Reference L.A.R. No. 321/2022 (Gaje Singh & Others vs. State), pending for three years before the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation & Re-Settlement Authority Tribunal, Gautam Budh Nagar. Finding no useful purpose in keeping the matter pending, the Court disposed of the writ petition at the admission stage, without calling for a counter affidavit, directing the Presiding Officer to decide the reference in accordance with law, after hearing all affected parties, preferably within four months from production of the certified copy of the order. The Court expressly clarified that it had not adjudicated the case on merit.

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:39201

Court No. - 9

Case :- WRIT - C No. - 8014 of 2025

Petitioner :- Gaje Singh And 11 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Anupam Shyam Dwivedi,Sudhir Dixit Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.

Hon'ble Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.

This writ petiton has been filed with the following prayer:

"Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus of suitable nature directing the Court of Ld. Presiding Officer The Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation & Re-Settlement Authority Tribunal Gautam Budh Nagar to decide the Land Reference L.A.R. No. 321/2022 Gaje Singh & Others vs. State, pending before the Court of Ld. Presiding Officer The Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation & Re-Settlement Authority Tribunal Gautam Budh Nagar, expeditiously preferably within the time frame as fixed by this Hon'ble High Court and without granting unnecessary adjournment to the parties."

It is contended that Land Acquisition Reference No.321 of 2022 is pending consideration for last three years before Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation & Re-Settlement Authority Tribunal, Gautam Budh Nagar. The sole prayer made in the writ petition is for expeditious disposal of the said reference.

As no useful purpose would be served in keeping the matter pending, the writ petition is being disposed of, at the admission stage, without calling for counter affidavit, with a direction upon Presiding Officer, Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation & ReSettlement Authority Tribunal Gautam Budh Nagar to decide the L.A.R. No.321 of 2022, in accordance with law, after hearing all affected parties, preferably within a period of four months from the date of production of certified copy of this order.

With the aforesaid direction, present writ petition stands disposed of.

It is made clear that this Court has not adjudicated the case on merit.

Order Date :- 19.3.2025

Kushal

Digitally signed by :- KUSHAL AGRAWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad