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