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2025 Supreme(All) 2896

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD, LUCKNOW BENCH
Irshad Ali
Amina – Appellant
Versus
UP Zila Adhikari Patti Pratapgarh – Respondent


Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellants : R.P. Pandey, G.P. Pandey, Mohammad Aslam Khan, Mohd. Arif Khan
For the Respondents - Mohammad Ehtesham Khan, Pankaj Gupta, R.N. Gupta, Sharad Nandan Ojha, Yogendra Nath Yadav

Judgement Key Points

Based on the legal document provided, here are the key points regarding the case of Amina vs. UP Zila Adhikari Patti Pratapgarh:

  • The petitioner challenged orders dated 17.03.1999 and 19.06.2002 passed by the SDM and the revisional authority, respectively, alleging jurisdictional errors and fraudulent entries in revenue records. (!)
  • Respondents filed a suit under Section 229 B of the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, claiming the disputed land was their ancestral property and that they were the rightful heirs after their father's death. (!)
  • The petitioner alleged that the respondents' names were entered in the revenue records through a forged compromise with the connivance of revenue officials, despite the petitioner having no legitimate connection to the land. (!)
  • The lower authorities admitted that a compromise was reached where the petitioner's name was entered as the widow of Noor Mohammad and father of the respondents, but the petitioner contested the validity of this compromise. (!)
  • The petitioner argued that the signature on the compromise document was forged and fabricated, which was not duly considered by the SDM while passing the order in favor of the respondents. (!)
  • The petitioner submitted that the suit was barred under Section 49 of the Consolidation of Holdings Act because the name had already been incorporated in the revenue records under finalized consolidation proceedings. (!)
  • Section 49 of the Act explicitly bars Civil or Revenue Courts from entertaining suits regarding rights in land once a notification has been issued under the consolidation provisions, mandating that such rights be adjudicated only under the Act. (!)
  • The Court held that once a person's name is incorporated in the revenue record under consolidation proceedings, a suit under Section 229 B is not maintainable before the SDM. (!)
  • The Court found that the SDM committed a manifest error of law and lacked jurisdiction by deciding the case on merit and relying on a compromise, as the suit was statutorily barred by Section 49. (!)
  • The revisional court also committed a manifest error of law by directing parties to file a regular suit instead of deciding the matter on merit, thereby failing to address the jurisdictional bar. (!)
  • The impugned orders were quashed as they were passed in utter disregard of settled law and in violation of Section 49 of the Act. (!)
  • The writ petition was allowed, and the matter was remanded to the revisional court to decide the issue afresh on merit within six months. (!)

Table of Content
1. jurisdiction issues under section 49 (Para 5 , 17 , 18)
2. dispute over land ownership and compromise validity (Para 6 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 14)
3. petitioner's claim of forgery and jurisdictional challenges. (Para 7)
4. section 49 bars civil court jurisdiction over such disputes. (Para 15 , 16)
5. previous orders had legal errors necessitating review. (Para 19 , 20 , 21)
6. quashing of impugned orders and remand (Para 22 , 23 , 24)

Hon'ble Irshad Ali,J.

2. In compliance of earlier order of this Court dated 07.07.2025, S.D.M. Patti, Pratapgarh and C.R.O. Pratapgarh are present before this Court in person.

4. The petitioner has died and there are two substitution applications which are allowed but due to some inadvertent mistake, the incorporation could not be made, therefore, learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to carry out necessary incorporation during course of the day.

6. Factual matrix of the case is that a suit was filed by respondent Nos.2 & 3 under Section 229 B of U.P. Z.A.& L.R. Act before respondent No.1. Respondent Nos.2 & 3 stated that the land in dispute is their bhumidhari land and they are in possession of the land in dispute from the time of the

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