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MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, VIVEK KUMAR SINGH
Ram Kishor Yadav – Appellant
Versus
State of U. P. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
We have heard Sri Amulya Ratan Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioners; Ms. Uttara Bahuguna, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel alongwith Sri Piyush Shukla, learned Standing Counsel for State respondents and Sri Abhinava Krishna Srivastava, learned counsel for Kanpur Development Authority.
2. By means of these writ petitions, the petitioners have sought following reliefs :
(b) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent authorities not to interfere with the petitioner's physical possession over plot Nos. 1570, 1514, 1478, 1523, 1543, 1568, 1653, 1579, 1537, 1515, 1529, 1575, 1583, 1655, 1685, 1519, 1377, 1534 and 1587 situated in Naobasta, Kanpur.''
3. It appears from the record that the petitioners' grand father namely Ram Sevak was original tenure holder of Arazi Nos. 1570, 1514, 1478, 1523, 1543, 1568, 165
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