Allahabad High Court
KALYAN SINGH AND 3 OTHERSversusBOARD OF REVENUE, U.P. AND 6 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- ARUN KUMAR
Holding
The Court directed the respondent to decide the stay application within two months and to dispose of the revision within six months, in accordance with Rule 183(4) of the U.P. Revenue Code Rules, 2016.
Summary
Petitioners Kalyan Singh and others filed a writ petition seeking a court direction for the Board of Revenue, Uttar Pradesh (respondent No.1) to decide a stay application filed along with Revision No. 6235 of 2025, which had been pending since December 2025. The petitioners argued that despite notices to the contesting respondents, the stay application had not been considered. The Court examined the delay and the need for timely adjudication under the U.P. Revenue Code Rules. It directed the respondent to decide the stay application within two months of the certified copy of the order and to endeavour to dispose of the revision itself within six months, invoking Rule 183(4) of the 2016 Rules. The petition was disposed with the relief sought.
Issues considered
- Whether the respondent should be directed to decide the pending stay application within a specific time frame
- Whether the respondent should be directed to decide the pending revision within a prescribed period under Rule 183(4) of the U.P. Revenue Code Rules, 2016
Legislation cited
- U.P. Revenue Code Rules, 2016 — s. Rule 183(4)
Subjects
- writ petition
- stay application
- revision
- procedural delay
- U.P. Revenue Code Rules
- court direction
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - B No. - 4243 of 2026
Kalyan Singh And 3 Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Board Of Revenue, U.P. And 6 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Prem Sagar Verma, Rahul Kumar
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Hari Narayan Singh
Court No. - 51
HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Standing Counsel
for the State respondents.
2. The present petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent
no. 1 to decide the stay application filed alongwith Revision No. 6235 of
2025, within a specific period as fixed by this Court.
3. It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the
aforesaid revision filed by the petitioners is pending since December, 2025
before respondent no. 1. Submission is that till date the stay application filed
alongwith revision has not even considered and decided while notices have
been issued to the contesting respondents. Therefore, a suitable direction be
issued to the respondent no. 1 to decide the stay application at the earliest.
4. Having considered the prayer made on behalf of the petitioner and the
considering the facts and circumstances, the present petition is disposed of
with a direction to the respondent no. 1 to decide the stay application filed
alongwith aforementioned revision, in accordance with law, within a period
of two months months from the date of presentation of a certified copy of
this order. Respondent no. 1 shall also make all endeavours to decide the
revision itself within a period of six months thereafter in terms of the
provision contained in Rule 183(4) of the U.P. Revenue Code Rules, 2016.
September 23, 2026
Ashok Kr.
(Arun Kumar,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
ASHOK KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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