Court No. - 9
Case :- WRIT - C No. - 24229 of 2019 Petitioner :- Kailash Respondent :- State Of U P And 7 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Azad Rai Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Tariq Maqbool Khan
Hon'ble Anjani Kumar Mishra,J.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Tariq Maqbool Khan for the Gaon Sabha as also learned Standing counsel for the State-respondent.
The petition has been filed seeking the following relief-
"I) Issue an order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.2 to decide the Case No.113/2018 T201905310700233 (Kailash Vs. Sitaram & others) under Section 229B U.P. Z.A. & L.R. Act pending before it for partition of land in dispute forthwith or within stipulated period as fixed by this Hon'ble Court."
The grievance of the petitioner is that the declaratory suit filed by the petitioner in the year 2018 has not been decided till date.
It is stated that the issues have been framed and the suit had been pending at the stage of evidence of the parties.
Under the circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent no.2, District Magistrate, Gorakhpur to endeavour to decide the case of the petitioner, expeditiously, preferably within a period of six months from the date a certified copy of this order is filed before him.
Order Date :- 25.7.2019 RKM