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Allahabad High Court

VIRENDRA CHAUHANversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS

Decided

Holding

The Court held that the writ petition is not maintainable for execution of the revenue order and the petitioner must seek remedy under the U.P. Revenue Court Manual.

Summary

Virendra Chauhan filed a PIL seeking a direction to the State of U.P. to enforce an order dated 5 June 2025, passed under Section 67 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, for eviction of encroachers and recovery of damages. The petitioner argued that although the order was issued, no execution had been carried out. The respondents contended, relying on Manbhavati v. State of U.P. (2020 1 AWC 789A) and Brij Bhushan Rai v. State of U.P. (Writ C No. 7863 of 2018), that a writ petition cannot be used to execute revenue orders and that the remedy lies in the provisions of the U.P. Revenue Court Manual, paragraph 460. The Court agreed with the respondents, holding that the writ petition is not maintainable for execution of the revenue order. Consequently, the petition was disposed, with liberty to the petitioner to pursue the appropriate remedy under the Revenue Court Manual.

Issues considered

  • Whether a writ petition under Article 226 is maintainable for the execution of an order passed by revenue authorities under Section 67 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006

Legislation cited

Subjects

  • Public Interest Litigation
  • Section 67
  • U.P. Revenue Code
  • execution of decree
  • writ petition
  • Revenue Court Manual
  • eviction
  • damages

Judgment

         HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
          PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 983 of 2026

Virendra Chauhan
                                                           .....Petitioner(s)
                                  Versus

State Of U.P. And 4 Others
                                                         .....Respondent(s)

Counsel for Petitioner(s)         : Gyanendra Prakash Srivastava
Counsel for Respondent(s)         : C.S.C., Rameshwar Prasad Shukla

Court No. - 55
                     HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J.

1. Heard Sri Gyanendra Prakash Srivastava, learned counsel for the
petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent nos.1 to 3 and Sri
Prem Bahadur Singh, holding brief of Sri Rameshwar Prasad Shukla,
learned counsel for the respondent no. 4.

2. The present writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to the
respondent no.3 to compliance his own order dated 5.6.2025 passed in
Case No.460 of 2025, under Section 67 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006.

3. Contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the order under
Section 67(1) of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 has been passed against
the encroachers for their eviction and recovery of damages. However, no
further action has been taken to get the land in question vacated. The
present petition is in fact for implementation of the orders passed by the
revenue authorities.

4. Learned Standing Counsel has raised a preliminary objection that in
view of the judgment of Division Bench of this Court in case of
Manbhavati v. State of U.P. and others, reported in 2020 1 AWC 789A
and Writ C No. 7863 of 2018 (Brij Bhushan Rai v. State of U.P. and 6
others), the writ petition is not maintainable for execution of orders
passed by Revenue Court. It has been further submitted by learned
Standing Counsel that in view of provisions of paragraph no. 460 of the
U.P. Revenue Court Manual, the petitioner has remedy for getting the
order implemented. For ready reference, paragraph no. 460 of the U.P.
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                                    Revenue Court Manual, is quoted as under:

                                    "460. Execution of decree and order- (1) The decree or order passed under the Code
                                    or the Rules framed under the Code shall, mutatis mutandis, be executed in
                                    accordance with the provisions of Chapter V.

                                    (2) The Assistant Collector/Tahsildar passing the order for eviction or recovery of any
                                    amount of damages or compensation under the provisions of Section 67 of the Code
                                    shall get the order executed and in execution of the order he shall, mutatis mutandis,
                                    follow the procedure laid down in paragraphs 137 and 138."

                                    5. In view of the same, this Court is not inclined to interfere in the matter.

                                    6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the
                                    petitioner to pursue the remedy as available to him under law.



                                                                                                      (Arun Kumar,J.)
                                    April 20, 2026
                                    Anil




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High Court of Judicature at Allahabad


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