Allahabad High Court
CHHEDI LALversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 22 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- ARUN KUMAR
Holding
The revision must be decided within six months from the date a certified copy of the Court's order is presented.
Summary
Petitioner Chhedi Lal filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the respondent to decide Revision No. 5321 of 2024 (Mohd. Saeed v. Chhedi Lal) filed under Section 210 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006. The petitioner argued that the revision had been pending since 2024 and was being adjourned without justification, and that Rule 183(4) of the U.P. Revenue Code Rules, 2016 requires a decision within six months of filing. The Court examined the delay and the statutory time‑limit, and held that the revision must be decided within six months from the date a certified copy of the order is presented. Accordingly, the Court directed the respondent to dispose of the revision within the stipulated period. The writ petition was disposed of with the said direction.
Issues considered
- Whether the revision under Section 210 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 should be decided within six months as mandated by Rule 183(4) of the U.P. Revenue Code Rules, 2016.
Legislation cited
- U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 — s. 210
- U.P. Revenue Code Rules, 2016 — s. Rule 183(4)
Subjects
- writ petition
- revision
- U.P. Revenue Code
- Section 210
- Rule 183(4)
- expeditious disposal
- administrative law
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - B No. - 1377 of 2026
Chhedi Lal
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 22 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pavan Kumar, Prashant Upadhyay
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Madan Mohan Srivastava
Court No. - 51
HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J.
1. Heard Sri Pavan Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing
Counsel for the respondent nos. 1 & 2 and Sri Madan Mohan Srivastava for the
respondent no. 23.
2. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the
respondent no. 2 to consider and decide the Revision No. 5321 of 2024 "Mohd. Saeed
Vs. Chhedi Lal and others" under Section 210 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006,
pending before it.
3. It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the aforesaid Revision
is pending since 2024 and the matter is being adjourned for no justifiable reasons. He
prayed that the same may be decided expeditiously. It is further contended that in view
of the provisions of Rule 183(4) of the U.P. Revenue Code Rules, 2016, the revision
was liable to be decided within six months from the date of its filing.
4. In view of the aforesaid facts, this writ petition is disposed of with the direction to
the respondent no. 2 to decide the aforementioned Revision, in accordance with law,
within a period of six months, from the date of presentation of a certified copy of this
order.
(Arun Kumar,J.)
September 18, 2026
Ranjeet Sahu
Digitally signed by :-
RANJEET SAHU
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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