IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
Chandra Kumar Rai, J.
Nishant Poonia And Others - Petitioner
Vs.
Board Of Revenue And Others - Respondent
Writ - B No. - 847 of 2022
Decided On : 08-07-2022
U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 – Section 144, 146, 210 –U.P.Z.A. and L.R. Act – Section 333, 229D – Facts of case are that suit under Section 144 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 was filed before trial Court by plaintiffs-petitioners in respect of disputed Khasra, total area 2.6450 hectare – An application for interim relief under Section 146 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 was also filed and learned trial Court granted interim order to effect that authorities shall not alienate property in dispute, by subsequent order after hearing counsel for parties and even considering provisions contained under Section 146 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 has confirmed interim order passed earlier – Held, Considering the provision of Section 146 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 as well as the ratio of law laid down by this Court in (supra) property in dispute should be remained intact as petitioners have raised triable issues in declaratory suit filed under Section 144 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 – Considering entire facts and circumstances, interest of justice will be served if proceeding of suit is expedited and parties to suit is restrained from creating any third party interest on property nor nature and character of property be changed so that property be remained intact during pendency of suit – Writ petition allowed.
JUDGMENT :
Chandra Kumar Rai, J.
1. Heard Sri D.K. Tripathi, learned counsel for the petitioners, Mrs. Anita Srivastava, learned Counsel for respondent nos.4 to 6, learned Standing Counsel for respondent nos.1 to 3 and Sri Sunil Kumar Singh, learned counsel for respondent no.7- Gaon Sabha.
2. With the consent of the learned counsel for the parties the writ petition is being disposed of finally at the admission stage.
3. Brief facts of the case are that the suit under Section 144 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 was filed before the trial Court by the plaintiffs-petitioners in respect of the disputed Khasra No.105, 127 and 149, total area 2.6450 hectare. An application for interim relief under Section 146 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 was also filed and learned trial Court granted interim order on 30th November, 2019 to the effect that the authorities shall not alienate the property in dispute, by the subsequent order dated 7.9.2020 after hearing the counsel for the parties and even considering the provisions contained under Section 146 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 has confirmed the interim order dated 30th November, 2019 passed earlier. Against the order dated 30th November, 2019, defendants filed a Revision before the Court of Commissioner and learned Commissioner vide order dated 18th September, 2020 allowed the Revision and set aside the order dated 7.9.2020 on the ground that the plaintiffs are not recorded in the revenue records, as such, they are not entitled to the interim injunction. Against the order of the Commissioner Court, Revision under Section 210 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 was filed before the Board of Revenue. The Board of Revenue by the impugned order dismissed the Revision as not maintainable, hence this writ petition.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that regular suit under Section 144 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 was filed in which triable issues have been raised and under Section 146 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 application for temporary injunction was filed which was maintainable, accordingly, learned trial Court after considering the provisions of the law has restrained the parties from creating third party interest in respect of the property in dispute and the order was even confirmed by the trial Court after hearing the counsel for both the parties but learned Commissioner has illegally entertained the Revision and set aside the interim order from creating third party interest during pendency of the suit proceeding which will cause irreparable injury to the plaintiffs-petitioners and the Board of Revenue has not considered the petitioners' case in accordance with law and dismissed the Revision filed by the petitioners. Learned counsel for the petitioners placed reliance upon the decision of this Court in Rahmullah and Others Vs. District Judge Siddhartha Nagar and Others, reported in 1999 R.D. (Vol. 90) Page-1, in which it is held that order of status quo with regard to possession as well as nature and character of the property be maintained till the disposal of suit where the triable issues have been raised.
5. On the other hand, learned counsel for the respondents submitted that the petitioners have filed the suit on the baseless grounds. The petitioners are not recorded in the revenue records, even during consolidation operation they have not raised any objection, as such, petitioners are not entitled to any injunction which will cause irreparable injury to the defendants. Revision was rightly filed against the order of injunction passed by the trial Court and the Commissioner Court has rightly set aside the injunction order in the Revision filed by the defendants-respondents. Revision filed by plaintiffs-petitioners before Board of Revenue was rightly dismissed. In support thereof, learned counsel for the respondents has placed reliance upon the judgment of this Court dated 7.7.2015 passed in Writ-C No.36341 of 2015 (Rishi Kumar Vs. State of U.P. And 3 Others), in which it is held that the R
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