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Munsilal and 13 Others v. Union of India and 2 Others

Allahabad HC19 Mar 2026WRIC/5696/2026

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Allahabad High Court; WRIT - C No. 5696 of 2026; Munsilal v. Union of India; Scheduled Tribe; forest right; record of right; application dated 12.12.2025; direction to respondent no.2 to decide within 40 days; disposed on March 19, 2026; Atul Sreedharan and Siddharth Nandan, JJ.

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Direction/request to respondent no.2 to consider the petitioners' application dated 12.12.2025 for record of right as forest right, within forty days from the date of communication of the order. ¶13

Munsilal and 13 Others vs Union of India and 2 Others — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

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WRIT - C No. - 5696 of 2026

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Munsilal And 13 Others

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.....Petitioner(s)

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Versus

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Union Of India And 2 Others

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.....Respondent(s)

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Counsel for Petitioner(s)	: Satish Kumar Mishra
Counsel for Respondent(s)	: A.S.G.I., C.S.C.

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Court No. - 2

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HON'BLE ATUL SREEDHARAN, J. HON'BLE SIDDHARTH NANDAN, J.

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents.

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Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have an innocuous prayer. He submits that his clients are scheduled tribe and they have requested the State Government for record of their right under which they are eligible. The petitioners have moved an application before respondent no.2 and the same has not yet been considered.

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Under the circumstances, the present writ petition is disposed off with request to respondent no.2 to consider one way or other the application of the petitioners dated 12.12.2025 prayed for providing them record of right as forest right. Let this be done within a period of forty days from the date of communication of this order.

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March 19, 2026 rkg

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(Siddharth Nandan,J.) (Atul Sreedharan,J.)

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Digitally signed by :- RAKESH KUMAR GAUTAM High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Munsilal and 13 Others v. Union of India and 2 Others

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