IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD, LUCKNOW BENCH
SUSHILA DEVI
Sushila Devi – Appellant
Versus
State Of U.P. Thru Collector Sitapur – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioner's request for quashing impugned orders. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. claims about the nature of land ownership. (Para 4 , 7) |
| 3. challenges to orders declaring land surplus. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 4. issues regarding the assessment of land irrigation. (Para 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 5. legal implications of not considering specific points by authorities. (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 6. court's emphasis on proper application of law and earlier findings. (Para 29 , 30 , 31 , 39) |
| 7. final orders directed at reconsideration of the case. (Para 38 , 40 , 41) |
JUDGMENT :
IRSHAD ALI, J.
1. Heard Sri Mohd. Arif Khan, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Vimal Kishore Verma, Advocate and Sri Syed Ahmad Jamal, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondent.
2. By means of the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs :-
"(i) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 1.10.2002 and impugned judgment and order dated 29.4.2002, passed by opposite party No.2 in Appeal No.33/1999- 2000 Under Section- 13 of the Ceiling Act, contained at Annexure No.14 and 10 to the writ petition and impugned or
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