Smt. Durgawati v. State of U.P. and 14 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, WRIT - C No. 16391 of 2026, decided May 6, 2026, Manish Kumar Nigam, J. Petitioner Smt. Durgawati sought mandamus directing respondent No.3, Chief Revenue Officer, Azamgarh, to decide Case No.4698/2025 (Durgawati and others Vs. Akhilesh and others) under Section 38(2) of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, pending since 2025. Court disposed of the petition with a six-month timeline for decision, service and hearing safeguards, no adjournments, subject to no legal impediment; no opinion on merits. Keywords: expeditious disposal, delay in revenue proceedings, Section 38(2) U.P. Revenue Code 2006, Chief Revenue Officer Azamgarh, mandamus, six months direction.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No.3, Chief Revenue Officer, Azamgarh, to consider and decide Case No.4698/2025 under Section 38(2) of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within six months from production of a certified copy of the order, after ensuring service on all opposite parties and affording opportunity of hearing, without unnecessary adjournments, subject to there being no other legal impediment; no opinion expressed on merits.