IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD, LUCKNOW
IRSHAD ALI
State of U.P. Thru Collector Shrawasti – Appellant
Versus
Anwar Alam – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. background on the dispute over land holdings. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 6 , 10) |
| 2. process of filing and subsequent legal challenges. (Para 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 3. arguments against the legitimacy of the will deed. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19) |
| 4. counterarguments from the respondents regarding the will deed. (Para 20 , 21 , 22 , 23) |
| 5. court's reasoned analysis of authority decisions. (Para 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31) |
| 6. decision to dismiss the writ petition. (Para 32 , 33) |
JUDGMENT :
1. Heard Sri Arya Shresth Tiwari, learned Additional CSC for the petitioner - State and Sri Mohd. Arif Khan, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Sri Mohd. Aslam Khan, learned counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 3 and Sri Ratnesh Chandra, learned counsel for the intervenor.
3. The writ petition is directed against the order dated 14-10-99 passed by opp. party no.6 in appeal No.57; Pateshwar Verma & others- Versus - State of U.P and others, including No.508/5-350 hectares (13- 173 acres) irrigated land from the surplus land declared by the prescribed authority vide order dated 27-03-1999. Certified Copy of the order dated 14-10-99 passed by opp. party no.6, is annexed as Annexure No.1 and the tru
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