Allahabad High Court
SHIVAM CHAUHANversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- ARUN KUMAR
Holding
The Court directed the second respondent to decide the pending proceedings within three months, thereby disposing the petition.
Summary
The petitioner, Shivam Chauhan, filed a public interest litigation before the Allahabad High Court seeking a direction to the second respondent to decide a pending revenue proceeding (Case No. T20250190101398) concerning illegal encroachment in Village Nauner, Mainpuri. The proceeding is under Section 67 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 and has been pending since 2025 despite a report submitted by revenue authorities. The petitioner argued that the matter was being delayed at the behest of the encroachers. The Court examined the petition and the standing of the respondents. It directed the second respondent to pass an appropriate order after hearing the parties, within three months of the certified copy of the order. The petition was consequently disposed with the said direction.
Issues considered
- Whether the Court should issue a direction to the respondent to decide the pending revenue proceeding under Section 67 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 within a specified time.
Legislation cited
- U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 — s. 67
Subjects
- Public Interest Litigation
- Revenue Law
- Illegal Encroachment
- Section 67
- Writ Petition
- Direction
- Allahabad High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 1183 of 2026
Shivam Chauhan
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rakesh Kumar Rathore, Sanjeev
Kumar
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Avinash Chandra Srivastava, C.S.C.
Court No. - 55
HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel
for the respondents State. Sri Avinash Chandra Srivastava has accepted
notice on behalf of respondent no.3.
2. The present writ petition has been filed for a direction upon respondent
no.2 to decide the proceedings of Case No. T20250190101398 (Gaon
Sabha Vs. Hari Singh) relating to Village Nauner, Tehsil Sadar, District
Mainpuri, within a time frame as fixed by this Court.
3. It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that the proceeding
under Section 67 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 is pending against the
illegal encroachers since 2025. The report has already been submitted by
the revenue authorities but the matter is being lingered on at the behest of
the encroachers.
4. In view of the aforesaid, this writ petition stands disposed of with a
direction upon the respondent no.2 to decide the pending proceedings, as
noticed above, by passing appropriate order, in accordance with law, after
affording opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, within a period
of three months from the date of presentation of certified copy of this
order.
(Arun Kumar,J.)
May 6, 2026
Anil
Digitally signed by :-
ANIL KUMAR PATEL
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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