CHANDRA KUMAR RAI
Mata Sewak – Appellant
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State Of UP – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Chandra Kumar Rai, J.
1.Heard Mr. Chandra Shekhar Agnihotri, learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Dan Bahadur Yadav, learned counsel for respondent Nos. 5 and 7, Mr. Bhupendra Kumar Tripathi, learned counsel for respondent Gaon Sabha and Mr. Jitendra Narain Rai, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondents.
2. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the writ petition is being heard finally at the admission stage without inviting counter affidavit.
3. Brief facts of the case are that Plot No. 471 and 478 area 3.28 acre were given to the Pherai and Tehuli on 18.09.1950 by Bechan with permission of Zamindar. Tehuli was unmarried and died issueless in the year 1958. In the first Consolidation operation, which took place in the year 1962, the name of Bechan was recorded accordingly Assistant Consolidation in case No.3929 ordered to record the name of Pherai in respect to plot No.471 area 2.54 acre and plot No.478 area 0.74 acre. The name of Pherai was accordingly recorded in C.H.Form 11, 41 and 45. In C.H. form 45 new plot No.399 and 405 were mentioned from old plot Nos.471 and 478. The village was denotified under Section 52 of U.P. Consol
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