Moiuddin vs State of U.P. and 3 Others — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Moiuddin vs State of U.P. and 3 Others — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to respondent no.3, Assistant Collector Ist Class/Tehsildar (Judicial), Tehsil Milak, District Rampur, to decide the matter strictly in accordance with law, most expeditiously, preferably within four months from the date of presentation of certified copy of the order, unless there is no legal impediment; no interference with the orders under challenge.

Issue for consideration

Whether respondent no.3 (Assistant Collector Ist Class/Tehsildar (Judicial), Tehsil Milak, District Rampur) should be directed to decide the matter arising out of the proceedings under Section 67 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 in accordance with law, in terms of the observations in the order dated 11.12.2025, expeditiously.

Court's answer

The Court did not interfere with the orders which were under challenge in the writ petition.

Ratio / Principle

The writ petition was disposed of finally with a direction to respondent no.3, Assistant Collector Ist Class/Tehsildar (Judicial), Tehsil Milak, District Rampur, to decide the matter strictly in accordance with law, most expeditiously, preferably within four months from the date of presentation of a certified copy of the order, unless there is no legal impediment.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Revenue - U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 - S. 67 and S. 67(5) - Proceedings initiated by Gaon Sabha against the petitioner were dropped by the Assistant Collector Ist Class/Tehsildar (Judicial), Tehsil Milak, District Rampur (order dated 18.12.2023); the Gaon Sabha's recall application with stay application was allowed (order dated 14.02.2025); the petitioner's statutory appeal under S. 67(5) was dismissed by the Additional District Magistrate (Finance and Revenue), Rampur (order dated 11.12.2025). Counsel for the petitioner confined the prayer to a direction for expeditious decision. Held: without interfering with the orders under challenge, writ petition disposed of finally directing respondent no.3 to decide the matter strictly in accordance with law, most expeditiously, preferably within four months from presentation of certified copy of the order, unless there is no legal impediment. (Prakash Padia, J.; decided March 19, 2026)

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

WRIT - C No. - 5852 of 2026

Moiuddin

.....Petitioner(s)

Versus

State Of U.P. And 3 Others

		.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s)	: Amit Kumar Singh, Srivastava	Santosh Kumar
Counsel for Respondent(s)	: Arun Kumar Pandey,	C.S.C.
Court No.- 6

HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J.

Proceedings initiated against the petitioner by the Gaon Sabha under Section 67 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 was dropped by the Respondent No.3 namely Assistant Collector Ist Class/ Tehsildar (Judicial), Tehsil Milak, District Rampur vide order dated 18.12.2023.

Aggrieved against the aforesaid, recall application along with stay application was filed by the Gaon Sabha which was allowed by him vide its order dated 14.02.2025.

Aggrieved against the aforesaid, statutory appeal as provided under Section 67(5) of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 was filed by the petitioner which was dismissed by the respondent No.2 namely Additional District Magistrate (Finance and Revenue), Rampur, District Rampur vide order dated 11.12.2025, hence the present writ petition.

After some arguments, counsel for the petitioner confined his prayer and prayed that the respondent no.3 namely Assistant Collector Ist Class/ Tehsildar (Judicial), Tehsil Milak, District Rampur be directed to decide the matter in accordance with law and also in terms of observations made in the judgment and order dated 11.12.2025 passed by the respondent no.2, expeditiously.

In this view of the matter and without interfering with the orders which are under challenge, the present writ petition is disposed of finally directing the respondent no.3 namely Assistant Collector Ist Class/ Tehsildar (Judicial), Tehsil Milak, District Rampur to decide the matter strictly in accordance with law, most expeditiously and preferably within a period of four months from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order, unless there is no legal impediment.

(Prakash Padia,J.)

March 19, 2026

Swati

Digitally signed by :- SWATI PATHAK High Court of Judicature at Allahabad