The court upheld the authority of the Deputy Director of Consolidation to remand cases for further examination to protect state interests, emphasizing the need for thorough evidence evaluation in property disputes.

JUDGMENT :

Saurabh Lavania, J.

1. Heard Shri Ravindra Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Hemant Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the State/opposite party No.1 and perused the record.

2. Issuance of notice to opposite party No.2 is hereby dispensed

3. By means of the present petition, petitioner has sought the following main relief:-

"Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of Certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 6.3.2025 passed Deputy by Director Consolidation Lucknow in revision No. 69 of 2025 Ram Bux Vs. Rama Kant under section 48 (1) of U.P.C.H.Act in the interest of justice.Contained as annexure no 1 to this writ petition.

4. By means of this petition, the petitioner has assailed the order dated 06.03.2025, passed in Revision No.69 of 2025 ( Ram Bux Vs. Rama Kant ) under Section 48 (1) of the Act, 1953, whereby the opposite party No.1/Deputy Director of Consolidation, Lucknow (in short 'D.D.C.'), remanded the matter back to the Consolidation Officer, Sarojini Nagar, Lucknow (in short "C.O.") for deciding the case afresh after providing opportunity of hearing to the parties to the litigation to decide the certain issues on merits. The relevant portion of the order impugned dated 06.03.2025, passed by the Deputy Director of Consolidation, Lucknow (in short "D.D.C.") is extracted herein under :-

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