IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD
SAURABH SRIVASTAVA, J.
Ripunjay Rai – Appellant
Versus
State Of U.P. And Others – Respondents
Writ C No. - 2298 of 2023
Decided on : 22-02-2023
U.P. Land Revenue Act, 1901 – Section 33, 39 – U.P. Land Revenue Act, 1901 – Section 219 – Proceedings of Consolidation – Evaluation of Pleadings – Learned counsel for petitioner Standing Counsel for State-respondent learned counsel holding brief learned counsel for respondent learned counsel for respondent – Held, Court have already considered opinion principal order passed by arbitrary bad element of adjudication is involved clearly requires not only due application of mind objections filed by person aggrieved but also proper adjudication of issues evaluation of pleadings raised and appreciation of material placed before Authority – Petition stands allowed.
JUDGMENT :
1. Heard Sri Sanjeev Kumar Rai, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondent Nos.1 to 3, Sri Vijay Bhan Singh, learned counsel holding brief of Sri R.P. Shukla, learned counsel for the respondent no.4 and Sri Ashok Kumar Maurya, learned counsel for the respondent no.5.
2. The present petition has been instituted for challenging the orders dated 29.07.2017 and 10.02.2021 passed by the respondent nos.3 and 2 respectively during the proceedings initiated under Section 33/39 of the U.P. Land Revenue Act, 1901 and revision under Section 219 of U.P. Land Revenue Act, 1901.
3. The motion has been initiated over the complaint as preferred by the respondent no.5 for seeking expungement of the name of the petitioner from the revenue records on the basis of record of rights wherein the pond has been mentioned against old Plot No.293, situated at Village Banahra, Pargana Sikandarpur, District Ballia and after receiving the report dated 20.05.2014 from the concerned Revenue Inspector along with legal opinion of the District Government Counsel (Revenue), notices have been issued to the petitioner for calling his objection/reply for substantiating his rights over the Plot No.293 which has been subsequently numbered as Plot No.117 situated in the same village. In response to the call of the respondent no.3, a detailed objection was preferred by the petitioner on dated 10.09.2014, wherein specific stand taken up that the Plot No.116-117 has recorded in 1356, 1359, 1360 F against the name of predecessors of the petitioners and now he is well occupant of the same and extract of the records of right have been appended along with the petition as Annexure-1.
4. It is the specific stand taken by the petitioner that the old Plot No.293 which has been converted and given a new number i.e. Plot No.117 is not solely entered in the revenue record against pond, whereas there are several other co-sharers who are having their legal possession over the same under the capacity of the entries available in the revenue records for a long time.
5. The stand taken up by the petitioner before the proceedings initiated by the respondent no.3 is somehow co-relates with the report submitted by the concerned Revenue Inspector on dated 20.05.2014. The extract of the report is quoted hereinbelow:-
6. The abovementioned findings which have been reported by the concerned Revenue Inspector with regard to Plot No.117 is concerned, the same has been mentioned in Akaar Patra 41 and 45 during the consolidation carried out in the same village. The same has been placed before the respondent no.3 while filing his detailed objection with regard to substantiating his rights over the Plot No.117. It is apparent from the record that while adjudicating the Case No.227 of 2015, under Section 33/39 of the Land Revenue Act, 1901 although the basis of the order dated 29.07.2017 has been given on the report dated 20.05.2014 submitted by the concerned Revenue Inspector but there is hardly any discussion available in the order with regard to fragmentation of the Khata No.203 wherein the Plot No.117 has been divided into several parts and specific 117 M+ measuring 0.39 decimal has been mentioned against pond in the complete Plot No.117 which is crystal clear from Akaar Patra 45 appended along with the petition as Annexure-11 and as such, the non availability of the discussion of the fragmentation of Plot No.117 which is reported by the concerned Revenue Inspector also, the order d
Punjab State Electricity Board and others v. Jit Singh (2009) 13 SCC 118
Summary proceedings under the U.P. Land Revenue Act cannot expunge long-standing land entries; proper judicial recourse is required for ownership disputes.
All orders passed in proceedings must be implemented in revenue records, underscoring that remand orders do not exempt implementation requirements.
The Commissioner has jurisdiction to decide revisions on merit under the U.P. Land Revenue Act post-amendment, without needing to refer to the Board of Revenue.
The Board of Revenue improperly set aside the Tehsildar's decision regarding land succession rights, failing to respect established jurisdictional boundaries.
The Board of Revenue must provide adequate reasoning in its orders; a cryptic order is unsustainable in law.
Summary proceedings under the U.P. Revenue Code cannot adjudicate title disputes; petitioners may seek declaration of rights through a regular suit.
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