HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD, LUCKNOW BENCH
Hon'ble Irshad Ali,J.
Rajesh Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Upper Collectorf.And R.Raibareli – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(Irshad Ali, J.)
1. Heard Sri Sharad Pathak, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Shatrughan Chaudhary, learned Additional CSC for respondent - State.
2. The present writ petition has been filed challenging the order dated 13.08.1992 - annexure 5 to the writ petition passed by Additional Collector, Finance and Revenue, Raebareli by means of which the lease granted to the petitioner in regard to khasra No.2032 area 1 bigha has been cancelled on three grounds:
a) The petitioner is not resident of village Sultanpur Kheda;
b) The petitioner is not landless agricultural labor;
c) The petitioner is not doing agriculture work on the land.
3. The petitioner has also challenged the impugned order dated 02.01.1993 - anneuxre 11 to the writ petition by means of which the application of the petitioner for recall has been rejected without considering the crucial aspect that the petitioner was deprived from putting his case before the Additional Collector, Finance & Revenue, Raebareli.
4. Factual matrix of the case is that vide order dated 16.01.1984, allotment of land situated at khasra No.2032 area 1 bigha, village Sultanpur Kheda, Tehsil Sadar, District Raebareli under U.P. Bhudan Ya
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