Ugrasen Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Home Lko. and 5 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), WRIT - C No. 12557 of 2025, decided 14.05.2026 by Shekhar B. Saraf, J. and Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary, J. Petitioner Ugrasen Singh v. State of U.P. and others. Article 226 petition seeking mandamus to the District Magistrate, Ambedkar Nagar to pass orders on the petitioner's application dated 9.12.2025 (enquiry and action against guilty persons) and compensation for alleged illegal demolition of a wall on the petitioner's own land. Court held the writ petition misconceived and disposed of it with liberty to seek demarcation of land under the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006. Keywords: mandamus, illegal demolition, wall, compensation, demarcation, U.P. Revenue Code 2006, District Magistrate Ambedkar Nagar, misconceived writ petition.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the petitioner to file an appropriate application under the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 for demarcation of his land; the mandamus reliefs (direction to the District Magistrate on the application dated 9.12.2025 and compensation for demolition of the wall) were declined as the petition was held misconceived.