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2023 Supreme(All) 2225

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD
CHANDRA KUMAR RAI, J.
Gaurav Arora - Petitioner
Versus
State of U P And 4 Others - Respondents
WRIT - C NO. - 39513 OF 2023.
Decided On : 09-11-2023

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mehul Khare, Anil Kumar Mehrotra.
For the Respondent: C.S.C.

The court emphasized that once a legal revision is entertained, subsequent orders should not arbitrarily modify prior orders, maintaining the integrity of due process.

Headnote:(A) U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 - Sections 49 and 210 - Writ petition challenging arbitrary order of Additional Commissioner in ongoing revision proceedings - Court held that once the revision is entertained, previous orders cannot be arbitrarily modified, ensuring adherence to due process. (Paras 6, 11, 12)

(B) Interlocutory orders - Writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution may not be appropriate while revisions are pending unless there is clear illegality.

Facts of the case:
The petitioner challenges an order of the Additional Commissioner that set aside a prior order in a pending revision regarding the maintainability of proceedings under Section 49; the petitioner asserts that the action taken was without notice and in violation of procedural norms.

Findings of Court:
The court found fault with the Additional Commissioner's order for being arbitrary, reaffirming the importance of following due process in legal proceedings.

Issues: The key issues involved the maintainability of the proceedings and the legality of modifying the earlier order.

Ratio Decidendi: The court ruled that once a revision is properly entertained, prior orders should be respected and not modified arbitrarily, thus upholding procedural fairness.

Result: Writ petition allowed.

Table of Content
1. petitioner's claim for reliefs against orders (Para 4 , 5)
2. state's argument on procedural appropriateness (Para 6)
3. court's examination of legal procedures (Para 7 , 8 , 11)
4. court decides on revisional authority's order (Para 12)
5. final directive on providing order copy (Para 13)

JUDGMENT

Chandra Kumar Rai, J.

Supplementary affidavit filed today is taken on record.

2. Heard Mr. Anil Mehrotra, Advocate, assisted by Mr. Mehul Khare, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. O.P. Sharma, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State- respondents.

3. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the instant petition is being heard and disposed of without inviting counter affidavit.

4. The instant writ petition has been filed for the following relief:

    "(I) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of 'certiorari' or any other proper writ, order or direction to quash the order date 01.11.2023 passed by Deputy Commissioner-II, Kanpur Division' Kanpur/ Respondent No.5 passed in 'Civil Revision No.2320 of 2023' Gaurav Arora v. Shyamlal and others or in the alternate, issue a writ order or direction in the nature of Mandamus or any other proper writ, order or direction directing the stay of the further proceeding of Case No.114/959 of 2022: State of U.P. v. Shyamlal and others' during the pendency of 'Civil Revision No.2320 of 2023: Gaurav Arora v. Shyamlal and others' before the Deputy Commissioner-II Kanpur Division, District:Kanpur/ Respondent No.5.

    (II) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus or any other proper writ, order or direction directing the revival of the order dated 27.10.2023 passed by the Deputy Commissioner-II, Kanpur Division, District: Kanpur/Respondent No.5 in "Civil Revision No.2320 of 2023; Gaurav Arora v. Shyamlal and others'."

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that proceeding under Section 49 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 being Case No.114/959 of 2022 has been initiated in arbitrary manner accordingly, petitioner filed an application dated 10.10.2023 that proceeding under Section 49 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 is not maintainable. He further submitted that application regarding maintainability of the proceeding was rejected by the court concerned vide order dated 10.10.2023 and against the same, petitioner filed a revision under Section 210 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 which was registered as Case No.2320 of 2023. He further submitted that Additional Commissioner-II, Kanpur Division, District: Kanpur/Respondent No.5 vide order dated 27.10.2023 registered the revision, summoned the records of the courts below and issued notice to the other side fixing 16.11.2023. He further submitted that the same Additional Commissioner-II, Kanpur Division, District: Kanpur/Respondent No.5 without any basis and without any notice or opprotuity to the petitioner passed another order dated 01.11.2023 by which earlier order dated 27.10.2023 was set aside and order dated 16.11.2023 was fixed for hearing of the revision on the maintainability. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that subsequent order order 01.11.2023 is wholly illegal and is liable to be set aside as well as Additional Commissioner-II, Kanpur Division, District: Kanpur/Respondent No.5 be directed to proceed with the matter in accordance with earlier order dated 27.10.2023.

6. Mr. O.P. Sharma, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondent submitted that order impugned is interlocutory order as such no interference is required in the matter. He further submitted that since revision is pending before Additional Commissioner-II, Kanpur Division, District: Kanpur/Respondent No.5, as such petitioner should approach the revisional court rather writ petition before this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.

7. I have considered the arguments advanced by learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

8. There is no dispute about the fact that Revision

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