A partition suit under Section 116 of the U.P. Revenue Code is not maintainable if the petitioner is the sole recorded owner of the land.

JUDGMENT :

(Saurabh Lavania, J.)

1. Heard Sri A.Z. Siddiqui, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Hemant Kumar Pandey, learned State counsel appearing for the respondent Nos. 1 to 3 and Sri Dilip Kumar Pandey, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No. 4/Gaon Sabha concerned.

2. By means of this petition, the petitioner has assailed the order dated 06.12.2023, as contained in Annexure Nos. 1 & 12 to this petition.

3. Brief facts of the case are to the effect that the petitioner instituted a suit under Section 116 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 (in short "Code of 2006"), registered as Case No. 10483/2019, Computerized Case No. T201910330110483 (Gagan Mishra vs. Gaon Sabha), with regard to Gata No. 843M area 0.5690 Hectare situated at Village-Nanakganj Grant, Pargana-Gopamau, Tehsil and District-Hardoi in the month of October, 2019.

4. The respondent No. 3/Sub-Divisional Officer, Sadar, District-Hardoi decided the case in favour of petitioner on 18.02.2020. The relevant portion of the order dated 18.02.2020 on reproduction reads as under:-

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5. As on the spot, actual partition was not carried out by the revenue official concerned in terms of the order dated 18.02.2020, the petitioner by means of an application registered as Case No. EA/299/2022/Hardoi, Computerized Case No. R2022103300299 (Gagan Mishra vs. Gaon Sabha) approached the Board of Revenue, U.P., Lucknow seeking direction for expeditious disposal of the case before the respondent No. 3, as provided under para 494 of U.P. Revenue Court Manual. This case was disposed of by the Board of Revenue, U.P., Lucknow vide order dated 10.05.2022. A perusal of order dated 10.05.2022 indicates that the Board of Revenue, U.P., Lucknow directed the respondent No. 3 to conclude the proceedings pending before it within the period of four months. The order dated 10.05.2022 on reproduction reads as under:-

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