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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
ALOK MATHUR
Ranjeet Singh – Appellant
Versus
Settlement Officer of Consolidation, District Barabanki – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
ALOK MATHUR, J.
1. Heard Sri Somesh Tripathi, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Sri Dev Prakash Mishra, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for respondent no. 1 and Sri Amar Deep Yadav on behalf of respondent no. 2.
2. The petitioners have approached this Court being aggrieved by the order dated 14/10/2025 passed by the Settlement of Consolidation whereby he has rejected the application of the petitioners, which is formed for being transposed as appellants before the Settlement Officer of Consolidation where the appeal preferred by some of the private respondents is under consideration in accordance with the remand order passed by this Court on 29/02/2024 in Writ Petition B No. 238 of 2024.
3. The facts in brief as submitted by the petitioners are that the dispute pertains to the land situated Gata No. 314 area 0 – 8 – 17, situated at Village Aseni, Paragana Dewa Tehsil, Nawabganj district, Barabanki, which was initially recorded in the name of Ghasite. Ghasite had 4 sons, namely Haripal, Bihari, Kailas and Mangal. Bihari died during the lifetime of Ghasitay. After the death of Ghasitay, the 3 surviving sons got their names mutated in the revenue records,
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