Allahabad High Court
SANJEET SINGH AND 4 OTHERSversusSTATE OF UP AND 12 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- ARUN KUMAR
Holding
The Court directed the Board of Revenue to decide the pending review application within three months, thereby granting the writ of mandamus.
Summary
The petitioners, who had purchased disputed land, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Uttar Pradesh Board of Revenue to decide a pending review application (No. 4631 of 2025) filed under Section 220 of the U.P. Revenue Code. They argued that the earlier revision was dismissed due to the death of the revisionist, and they could not file a substitution application within the limitation period because they were unaware of the pending case. The State’s standing counsel supported the petition, stating that the review should be decided expeditiously by the appropriate authority. The Court held that the Board of Revenue must pass an appropriate order on the review application after hearing all parties. Accordingly, the petition was disposed with a direction to the Board to decide the review within three months of receiving a certified copy of the order.
Issues considered
- Whether the Board of Revenue, Uttar Pradesh, is obligated to decide the pending review application under Section 220 of the U.P. Revenue Code within a stipulated period.
- Whether a writ of mandamus can be issued to compel the Board to act on the review application.
Legislation cited
- U.P. Land Revenue Act, 1901 — s. 219
- U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 — s. 220
Subjects
- mandamus
- review application
- land revenue
- U.P. Board of Revenue
- statutory limitation
- court direction
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - B No. - 2002 of 2026
Sanjeet Singh And 4 Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of Up And 12 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ajay Kumar Singh Yadav, Divyansh
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Arun Kumar Pandey, C.S.C.
Court No. - 55
HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Standing Counsel for
the State respondents and Sri Arun Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the
respondent Gaon Sabha.
2. The present petition has been filed seeking following relief:
"Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of Mandamus
pleased to command the respondent No. 2/The Board of
Revenue, U.P. at Lucknow, to consider and decide the review
application no. 4631 of 2025, Computerized Case No.
R20251359004631 (Sanjeet Singh and other Vs. Mahfooz
Khan) filed U/s. 220, U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, on 09.10.2025
in Revision No. 230 of 2021, Computerized Case No.
R2021135900230 (Mahfooz Khan Vs. Masood Khan), U/s 219
of U.P. Land Revenue Act 1901, forthwith, within stipulated
period as fixed by the Hon'ble Court."
3. It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the
aforesaid revision was dismissed as having abated by the order of
respondent no.2, dated 27.05.2025, as on the death of revisionist no
substitution application had been filed. The petitioners are the purchasers
of the land in dispute from the revisionist. As they had no knowledge
about pendency of the aforesaid revision, as such, no substitution
application could be filed within the prescribed period of limitation.
Petitioners moved a recall/review application in the aforesaid revision
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which is pending since 09.10.2025. As the contesting party is Gaon
Sabha, which is already represented through its panel lawyer, the
aforesaid recall/review application can be decided by the respondent
no.2.
4. Learned Standing Counsel submits that the aforesaid recall/review
application shall be decided by the concerned authority, in accordance
with law, expeditiously.
5. In view of the aforesaid, the present petition is disposed of with
direction to the respondent no.2 to decide the aforementioned
recall/review application filed by the petitioners, by passing appropriate
order, in accordance with law, after hearing all the concerned parties,
within a period of three 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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