Allahabad High Court
DEVI PRASADversusTHE BOARD OF REVENUE AND 5 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- ARUN KUMAR
Holding
The High Court directed the Board of Revenue to decide the pending restoration application within three months.
Summary
The petitioner, Devi Prasad, filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court seeking a direction to the Board of Revenue to decide Restoration Application No. 130 of 2025 (Ram Sewak v. Smt. Shivpati) which had been pending since 2025 and repeatedly adjourned without justification. The petitioner argued that the delay violated principles of speedy justice and requested the court to fix a reasonable time for disposal. The court examined the petition and found no justification for the continued adjournments. Consequently, the court ordered the respondent to decide the restoration application within three months of receiving a certified copy of the order. The petition was thereafter disposed of with the said direction.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can direct the Board of Revenue to decide a pending restoration application within a specified time frame.
Subjects
- writ petition
- restoration application
- administrative delay
- expeditious disposal
- High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - B No. - 4353 of 2026
Devi Prasad
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
The Board Of Revenue And 5 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Akash Khare
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 51
HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the
respondent no. 1.
2. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the
respondent no. 1 to consider and decide the Restoration Application No. 130 of 2025 -
Ram Sewak Vs. Smt. Shivpati and others (Computer Serial No. AL2025105800130),
filed in Revision No. 45/2007-08, within some reasonable time to be fixed by this
Hon'ble Court.
3. It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the aforesaid restoration
application is pending since 2025 and the matter is being adjourned for no justifiable
reasons. He prayed that the same may be decided expeditiously.
4. In view of the aforesaid facts, this writ petition is disposed of with the direction to
the respondent no. 1 to decide the aforementioned restoration application, in
accordance with law, within a period of three months, from the date of presentation of
a certified copy of this order.
(Arun Kumar,J.)
September 29, 2026
Ranjeet Sahu
Digitally signed by :-
RANJEET SAHU
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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