Praveen Kumar Tandon vs State of U.P. Its Thru. Secy. Deptt. of Revenue Lko and 5 Others — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Praveen Kumar Tandon vs State of U.P. Its Thru. Secy. Deptt. of Revenue Lko and 5 Others — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Interim directions only: the S.D.M., Akbarpur was directed to personally peruse the file, conduct an on-the-spot inspection and file a personal affidavit before the Court by the next date of listing; the case was listed on 30.01.2026 within top-10 cases. No final relief on the mandamus prayer was granted at this stage.

Issue for consideration

Whether a writ of mandamus should be issued commanding the opposite parties to take appropriate action to evict the illegal occupants from the petitioner's land, gata No. 1974Kha, Raqba 0.0730 Hectares, Village Sijhauli, Pargana and Tehsil Akbarpur, District Ambedkar Nagar. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

The Court directed the S.D.M., Akbarpur to personally peruse the file, conduct an on-the-spot inspection and file a personal affidavit before the Court by the next date of listing.

Key takeaways

On the material before it, the Court observed that a misleading report appears to have been sent by the Tehsildar, Akbarpur on 09.01.2026 through the S.D.M., Akbarpur, since the Khatauni extract enclosed with the instructions clearly shows gata no. 1974 kha in the name of Praveen Tandon son of Shri Susheel Chandra Tandon, with the remaining persons recorded as co-tenure holders of gata no. 1974 ka, and there is no mention of any minjumla khata as reported by the Tehsildar.obiter¶16

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

WRIT - C No. 276 of 2026, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Lucknow Bench), Court No. 2, decided January 14, 2026 by Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra and Amitabh Kumar Rao, JJ. Praveen Kumar Tandon sought a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the opposite parties to evict illegal occupants from his land, gata No. 1974Kha, Raqba 0.0730 Hectares, Village Sijhauli, Pargana and Tehsil Akbarpur, District Ambedkar Nagar. Having perused the Revenue Officer's report dated 30.07.2015 and the instructions of the S.D.M., Akbarpur to the C.S.C., the Court observed that the report sent by the Tehsildar, Akbarpur on 09.01.2026 through the S.D.M. appeared misleading, as the enclosed Khatauni extract showed gata no. 1974 kha recorded in the petitioner's name (with gata no. 1974 ka in the names of Ashok Kumar, Sita Devi, Ram Newal, Surendra Kumar, Mahendra Kumar, Vinod Kumar, Sukhraj, Ram Pratap, Mahadev, Laliya, Dayaram, Ram Sudhaar and Ram Suresh as co-tenure holders) and contained no mention of any minjumla khata. The S.D.M., Akbarpur was directed to personally peruse the file, conduct an on-the-spot inspection and file a personal affidavit by the next date; the case was listed on 30.01.2026 within top-10 cases. Interim order; no statute or precedent cited.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

WRIT - C No. - 276 of 2026

Praveen Kumar Tandon

.....Petitioner(s)

Versus

State Of U.P. Its Thru. Secy. Deptt. Of Revenue Lko And 5 Others

.....Respondent(s)

Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Prabhakar Tiwari, Saloni Nishad Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Ayush Chaudhary

Court No. - 2

HON'BLE MRS. SANGEETA CHANDRA, J. HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J.

Heard Shri Prabhakar Tiwari, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for respondent no. 3 i.e Nagar Palika Parishad, Akbarpur, Ambedkar Nagar as well as learned Standing Counsel for the State.

The present petition has been filed with the following main prayer:-

" WHEREFORE, it is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court that it may kindly be pleased to:-

I. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of MANDAMUS thereby commanding and directing to the opposite parties to take appropriate action to evict the illegal occupants from the petitioner's land gata No. 1974Kha, Raqba 0.0730 Hectares situated in Village Sijhauli, Pargana and Tehsil Akbarpur, District Ambedkar Nagar"

We have gone through the report dated 30.07.2015, sent by the Revenue Officer to the S.D.M. We have also gone through the instructions sent by the S.D.M, Akbarpur, District Ambedkar Nagar to the office of the C.S.C.

It appears that a misleading report has been sent by the Tehsildar, Akbarpur on 09.01.2026 through the S.D.M, Akbarpur as the extract of Khatauni enclosed with the said instructions clearly shows gata no. 1974 kha in the name of Praveen Tandon son of Shri Susheel Chandra Tandon and gata no. 1974 ka being recorded in the name of Ashok Kumar, Sita Devi, Ram Newal, Surendra Kumar, Mahendra Kumar, Vinod Kumar, Sukhraj, Ram Pratap, Mahadev, Laliya, Dayaram, Ram Sudhaar, Ram Suresh as co-tenure holders. There is no mention of any minjumla khata as reported by the Tehsildar, Akbarpur to the S.D.M Akbarpur.

WRIC No. 276 of 2026

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The S.D.M Akbarpur is directed to personally peruse the file an conduct an on the spot inspection and file a personal affidavit before this court by the next date of listing.

List this case on 30.01.2026, within top-10 cases.

January 14, 2026 DiVYa

(Amitabh Kumar Rai,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.)

Digitally signed by :- DIVYA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench