Court No. - 5
Case :- WRIT - C No. - 7541 of 2018 Petitioner :- Jagarnath And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. Through Principal Secretary (Revenue) Govt. Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sanjay Kumar Shrivastava Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Ramesh Chandra Upadhyay
Hon'ble Pankaj Naqvi,J.
Heard Sri Sanjay Kumar Shrivastava, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Abhishek Shukla, the learned Standing Counsel.
This writ petition is preferred for seeking a direction in the nature of mandamus commanding respondent no.2 / Tehsildar, Belthra Road, District Ballia to decide Case no.95 / 9.5.2014 (Jagarnath and another Vs. Chandrawati and another) under Section 201 U.P. Land Revenue Act, 1901, within a stipulated period.
The learned Standing Counsel submits that no useful purpose would be served by keeping the petition pending, it be disposed of by giving appropriate direction to the authority concerned.
The writ petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent no.2 / Tehsildar, Belthra Road, District Ballia to decide Case no.95 / 9.5.2014 (Jagarnath and another Vs. Chandrawati and another) under Section 201 U.P. Land Revenue Act, 1901, either on the next date fixed, but not later than 3 months thereafter.
Learned counsel for the petitioners undertakes that he shall not seek any adjournment and so also is expected from the private opposite parties in the pending case, except for strong and compelling reasons, else would attract an exemplary cost of not less than Rs.250/- payable to the other side.
It is clarified that the proceedings as far as possible should not be repeatedly adjourned, merely on the ground that the Presiding Officer is busy in administrative work.
Service of certified copy of this order upon the respondent concerned shall constitute sufficient notice upon him to submit a compliance report.
The authority concerned shall submit Compliance report in Chambers on 21.8.2018 at 4:00 P.M.
Order Date :- 26.2.2018 N.S.Rathour