The court affirmed that administrative decisions related to land mutation, when following due process, are not overridden by ongoing civil litigation regarding the same subject matter.

JUDGMENT

Chandra Kumar Rai, J.

Heard Mr. Ramendra Asthana, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. Abhishek Shukla, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondents.

2. Brief facts of the case are that a sale-deed was alleged to be executed on 6.6.2017 by petitioner in favour of respondent no.5 in respect to Plot No. 1804 area 0.2430 hectare situated in Village- Kotia, Tehsil- Bindaki, District- Fatehpur accordingly a Case No.1310 of 2017 Computerized Case No.T2017022543021310 under Section 35 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 was registered before respondent no.4/Tehsildar on the basis of report submitted by Revenue Inspector. Petitioner filed his objection in the aforementioned case denying the execution of sale-deed dated 6.6.2017 mainly on the ground that respondent no.5 got the sale-deed executed from petitioners in his drunken state of mind as well as stating that the land in dispute was mortgaged with the bank as such sale deed is hit by Sections 10 , 10A & 10B of U.P. Agricultural Credit Act, 1973. The respondent no.4/Tehsildar vide order dated 27.12.2018 rejected the objection filed by petitioner and ordered to record the name of respondent no.5 on the basis of sale deed dated 6.6.2017 in respect to plot in dispute. Petitioner challenged the order dated 27.12.2018 passed by respondent no.4/Tehsildar through appeal under Section 207 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 which was dismissed by respondent no.3/Upzila Adhikari, Bindki vide order dated 31.3.2023. Petitioner challenged the orders dated 31.3.2023 as well as 27.12.2018 through revision under Section 210 of U.P. Revenue Code,2006 before respondent no.2/Commissioner which was dismissed vide order dated 7.7.2023 hence this writ petition on behalf of petitioner for following relief:-

"(i) issue a writ order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned judgment and orders dated 07.07.2023 (contained in Annexure No.8 to the writ petition) passed by the Commissioner, Prayagraj Mandal, Prayagraj/ the respondent No.2, dismissing Revision registered as Case No.601 of 2023 computerized Case No.C 202302000000601 (Randhir Singh v. Dharampal Singh) 31.03.2023 (Contained in Annexure No.6 to the writ petition) passed by the UpZiladhikari, Bindaki, District-Fatehpur/ respondent No.3 dismissing Appeal registered as Case No.03127 of 2019 computerized Case No. T201902250203127, (Randhir Singh v. Dharampal) under Section 207 of U.P. Revenue Code and 27.12.2018 (contained in Annexure No.4 to the writ petition) passed by the Tehsildar (Judicial) Bindaki, District-Fatehpur/ respondent No.4 passing order for recording name of Dharampal/ respondent No.5 over the land in dispute i.e. area of 0.2430 hectare out of the total area of 0..9050 hectare of the plot No.1804 of Khata No.272 of 1419-1425 Fasli, Khatauni of the Pargana/Mauza Kotia,Pargana, Kotia Gunner, Tehsil-Bindaki District-Fatehpur on the basis of Sale deed dated 06.06.2017 as Sankramaneeya Bhumidhar co-tenure holder after expunging the name of the petitioner in Case No.1310/2017 computerized Case No.T2017022543021310, Dharampal v. Randhir Singh, under Section 35 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006."

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that mutation order dated 27.12.2018 passed by the Tehsildar (Judicial) Tehsil-Bindaki, District-Fatehpur was illegal as the sale seed was barred by the provisions contained under Section 10 of U.P. Agricultural Credit Act, 1973. He further submitted that Tehsildar (Judicial) Tehsil-Bindaki, District-Fatehpur has failed to examine the provisions of law and passed the order for mutation. He further submitted that mutation order has been maintained in appeal as well as revision in arbitrary manner.