2023 Supreme(Online)(ALL) 12571
ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT
BHAGWATIYA AND 2 OTHERS – Appellant
Versus
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CONSOLIDATION AND 16 OTHERS – Respondent
WRIB 3629 2022
Court No. - 18
Case :- WRIT - B No. - 3629 of 2022
Petitioner :- Bhagwatiya And 2 Others
Respondent :- Deputy Director Of Consolidation And 16 Others
Counsel for Petitioner :- Kunwar Janmejay Pratap Singh,Pankaj
Sharma,Prashant Sharma
Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Kripa Shanker Yadav,Manish
Dev
Hon'ble Chandra Kumar Rai,J.
Heard Mr. Kunwar Janmejay Pratap Singh, holding brief of Mr.
Pankaj Sharma, Counsel for the petitioners, learned Standing
Counsel for State-respondents and Mr. Manish Dev, Counsel for
private respondent Nos.4 to 17.
With the consent of parties, the writ petition is being heard and
disposed of finally without inviting counter affidavit.
Brief facts of the case are that petitioners No.1 is chak holder
No.520 and petitioner No.2 is chak holder No.419 and petitioner
No.3 is chak holder No.267. Petitioner No.1 is original tenure
holder of Plot Nos.84, 202, 204, 223, 244, 341/1, 341/2 and 831
having 1/4 share. Assistant Consolidation Officer has proposed a
chak to petitioner No.1 on plot Nos.831 and 832, C.H. Form 23 (1)
of petitioner Nos. 1, 2 and 3 have been annexed as Annexure No.1
to the writ petition. An objection under Section 20 of U.P. C.H.
Act has been filed by the tenure holders against the proposal of the
Assistant Consolidation officer, no objection was filed by the
petitioners as petitioners were satisfied with the proposal made by
the Assistant Consolidation Officer. The Consolidation Officer
decided the objection of the tenure holders. Against the order of
Consolidation Officer dated 24.08.2019 petitioners being mother
and sons filed an appeal before the Settlement Officer of
Consolidation which was decided vide order dated 18.12.2021
granting relief in part to the petitioner. Against the appellate order
several revisions under Section 48 of U.P.C.H. Act have been filed
by the contesting respondents. All revisions were clubbed together
and same were decided by impugned order dated 05.09.2022
resulting into disturbing the petitioners' chak specially plot No.831
which is original holding of the petitioners. Hence this writ
petition.
Counsel for the petitioners submitted that petitioners are original
tenure holders of plot No.831 having 1/4 share but revisional court
has taken out plot No.831 without considering the case of the
petitioners. He further submitted that revisoinal Court has not
recorded finding for disturbing the petitioners' chak. He further
submitted that comparative hardship of the petitioner has not been
considered at all and the revision has been decided, which is
wholly illegal.
Counsel for the petitioner placed reliance upon the provisions
contained under Section 19 of U.P.C.H. Act. He further submitted
that petitioners have been deprived from plot No.831 without
assigning the reason in support of the order passed by the
revisional court, as such impugned orders are liable to be set aside.
On the other hand Mr. Manish Dev, appearing for the contesting
respondents submitted that equity has been adjusted between the
tenure holder as such no interference is required. He further
submitted that entire area of the plot No.831 has not been taken
away from the petitioners, as such petitioner cannot assail the
impugned order. He further submitted that every tenure holders
canot be adjusted on their original plots. He further submitted that
the writ petition is liable to be dismissed.
I have considered the advanced by the counsel for the parties and
perused the record.
There is no dispute about the fact that petitioners are original
tenure holders of plot no.831 having 1/4 share and the petitioners
have been deprived from Plot No.831 at the revisional stage.
Since the petitioners are original tenure holder of plot No.831 and
according to the petitioners their source of irrigation is situated in
the same, as such interest of justice requires that revisional court
should consider the revision afresh and