IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW BENCH
ALOK MATHUR
Ramjage – Appellant
Versus
Deputy Director of Consolidation, Barabanki – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
ALOK MATHUR, J.
1. Heard Sri Ghufran Hussain, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Standing counsel for respondent No.1 on behalf of respondent No.1 and Shri Pradeep Kumar, who has filed his vakalatnama on behalf of respondent Nos. 2 to 5.
2. By means of the present writ petition, the petitioners have challenged the order of the Deputy Director of Consolidation dated 8.9.2025, thereby allowing the revision preferred by the private respondents, setting aside the order of Consolidation Officer dated 13.9.2018 as well as order of Settlement Officer of Consolidation dated 27.4.2023 and directing the parties to maintain status-quo ante and also for recording the name of co-tenants in the revenue records.
3. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the dispute in the present case pertains to Khata no.25 situated in Village Sohilpur, Pargana Satrikh, Tehsil Nawabganj, District Barabanki (old No.24), which according to the petitioners initially was recorded in the name of Mangre.
4. It has been submitted that Mangre had two sons, namely, Gayadeen and Parmeshwar and all the petitioners are descendants of Mangre. On the other hand, the opposit
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