Allahabad High Court
MOHD AKHTARversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- ARUN KUMAR
Holding
The Court held that it may issue a mandamus directing the Board of Revenue to decide the pending revision within six months after hearing the parties.
Summary
Petitioner Mohd Akhtar filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Uttar Pradesh Board of Revenue to decide a pending revision (Rev/563/2025) under Section 210 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006. The revision arose from an ex parte order passed under Section 24, against which a recall application was rejected. The petitioner alleged that the revision, pending since February 2025, was being repeatedly adjourned without justification. The Court examined whether it could compel the Board to decide the matter expeditiously. Finding that the delay prejudiced the petitioner’s rights, the Court issued a direction for the Board to pass an appropriate order after hearing all parties within six months. The petition was disposed with this direction.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can issue a mandamus directing the Board of Revenue to decide a pending revision under Section 210 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006.
- Whether the delay and routine adjournments in the revision proceedings justify judicial intervention.
- Whether the Board of Revenue must decide the revision within a fixed time frame after hearing all parties.
Legislation cited
- U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 — s. 210, 24
Subjects
- mandamus
- revision
- U.P. Revenue Code
- Section 210
- Section 24
- judicial delay
- high court direction
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - B No. - 1999 of 2026
Mohd Akhtar
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Prasoon Gautam, Ram Raj Prajapati
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Pradeep Singh
Court No. - 55
HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for
the State respondents and Sri Pradeep Singh, learned counsel for the
respondent Gaon Sabha.
2. The present petition has been filed seeking following relief:
"Issue, a writ, order of direction in the nature of mandamus
commanding and directing the Board of Revenue, U.P. at
Prayagraj (respondent no.2) to decide the Revision No.
REV/563/2025, (Computerized Case No. AL2025165300563),
Mohd. Akhtar Vs. Shahjahan Begum and others, under section
210 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 within short stipulated period
as fixed by this Hon'ble Court in the interest of justice."
3. It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner that an exparte
order was passed in proceedings under Section 24 of the U.P. Revenue
Code, 2006, against which, he filed recall application, which has been
rejected. The aforesaid orders passed have been challenged in revision,
which is pending before the respondent no.2. It is further submitted that
the said revision is pending since February, 2025 and the contesting
respondents have appeared and filed their objection. Submission is that
the matter is being routinely adjourned without any justifiable reason.
4. Learned Standing Counsel submits that the aforesaid revision shall be
decided by the concerned authority, in accordance with law,
expeditiously.
WRIB No. 1999 of 2026
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5. In view of the aforesaid, the present petition is disposed of with
direction to the respondent no.2 to decide the aforementioned revision,
by passing appropriate order, in accordance with law, after hearing all the
concerned parties, within a period of six months from the date of
presentation of a certified copy of this order.
(Arun Kumar,J.)
May 6, 2026
Ashok Kr.
Digitally signed by :-
ASHOK KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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