Aman Prasad and 2 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. Revenue Deptt. Lko. and 14 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ-C No. 12444 of 2025, Aman Prasad and 2 others v. State of U.P. (Principal Secretary, Revenue Deptt., Lucknow) and 14 others; Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 1, order dated February 2, 2026 (Rajan Roy and Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary, JJ.). Scope limited to whether petitioners in possession and recorded were forcibly dispossessed with help of police or other authorities; title/possession dispute expressly excluded. Notices to private respondents; counter affidavit four weeks, rejoinder two weeks; District Magistrate, Ambedkar Nagar to inquire into alleged police-assisted dispossession and file report with affidavit; next listing 20.03.2026 as fresh.
What did the court decide?
Interim directions only: notices to be issued to private respondents, returnable at an early date; counter affidavit by the respondents within four weeks, rejoinder affidavit, if any, within the next two weeks; District Magistrate, Ambedkar Nagar to conduct an inquiry into the writ-petition allegations of dispossession with the help of police personnel and submit a report to the Court along with his affidavit; matter to be listed on 20.03.2026 as fresh.