Allahabad High Court
BANKEY LAL AND 10 OTHERSversusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND 19 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- PRAKASH PADIA
Holding
The court directed the respondent administrative authority to decide the pending revenue case expeditiously, without unnecessary adjournments.
Summary
Petitioner Bankey Lal and others filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the District Officer/ADM (Finance & Revenue), Jaunpur, to decide a pending case under Section 30(2) of the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, filed on 29-11-2023. The petitioners argued that the respondent's inaction caused undue delay. The court, after hearing counsel, noted that no opinion on the merits was required and ordered the respondent to decide the case expeditiously, without unnecessary adjournments, unless a legal impediment existed. No notice to private respondents was deemed necessary. The writ petition was disposed with the said direction.
Issues considered
- Whether the court can direct the administrative authority to decide a pending revenue case under U.P. Revenue Code Section 30(2) within a stipulated period.
Subjects
- writ petition
- U.P. Revenue Code
- Section 30(2)
- administrative delay
- expeditious decision
- court direction
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 7777 of 2026
Bankey Lal And 10 Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of Uttar Pradesh And 19 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Lal Chandra Yadav
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Bhupendra Kumar Tripathi, C.S.C.
Court No. - 6
HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners.
2. In view of the order proposed to be passed today, notices need not be
issued to the private-respondents.
3. The only prayer made by the petitioner in the present writ petition is to
direct the Respondent No.3 namely C.D.O./A.D.M.C. (Finance & Revenue),
Jaunpur to decide a merit u/s 30(2) of U.P. Revenue Code Case
No.202314360006023 pending since 29.11.2023 in accordance with law,
within stipulated period.
4. Heard counsel for the parties.
5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and without
expressing any opinion on the merits of the issue, the present writ petition is
disposed of finally with a direction to the Respondent No.3 namely
C.D.O./A.D.M.C. (Finance & Revenue), Jaunpur, to decide the aforesaid
case in accordance with law expeditiously without granting any unnecessary
adjournment, unless there is no legal impediment.
(Prakash Padia,J.)
March 18, 2026
Swati
Digitally signed by :-
SWATI PATHAK
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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