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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD, LUCKNOW BENCH
IRSHAD ALI
State of U.P.Through Collector – Appellant
Versus
Addl.Commissioner Lucknow – Respondent
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JUDGMENT
HON'BLE IRSHAD ALI, J.
1. Heard Sri S.G. Singh, learned Standing Counsel for the petitioner- State and Sri Mohd. Arif Khan, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri P.V. Chaudhary, learned counsel for the respondent.
2. Heard learned Standing Counsel appearing for the petitioner–State and learned counsel appearing for the respondents. The Court has also perused the original records, pleadings exchanged between the parties and the short notes of arguments filed on behalf of the respondents.
3. The present writ petition has been filed by the State, challenging the order dated 07.09.1998 passed by the learned Additional Commissioner, Lucknow Division, Lucknow, whereby the appellate authority set aside the order of the Prescribed Authority dated 21.03.1998, passed under the U.P. Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960.
4. The facts giving rise to the present controversy, in brief, are that the original tenure holder late Shri Gaindan Lal held agricultural land measuring 13.9690 hectares in village Rampur Majhiyara, Pargana and Tehsil Bilgram, District Hardoi. Ceiling proceedings were initially initiated against him, however, the same were dropped as his holding did not exce
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