2023 Supreme(Online)(ALL) 309
ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT
,
RAVINDRA NATH SINGH AND 2 OTHERS – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent
WRIC/30759/2022
Headnote:
Fact of the Case:
The petitioner had approached the court in 2014 regarding a chak road carved out on their land. The court had directed the authorities to look into the matter. The petitioner filed a representation on 02.06.2014, but it remained undecided.
Finding of the Court:
The court directed the respondent no.3 to decide the representation of the petitioners dated 25.04.2022 positively within two months from the date of presentation of a certified copy of this order.
Issues: Delay in deciding the representation filed by the petitioner.
Final Decision: The writ petition is disposed of accordingly.
Court No. - 3
Case :- WRIT - C No. - 30759 of 2022
Petitioner :- Ravindra Nath Singh And 2 Others
Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others
Counsel for Petitioner :- Vidya Nath Shukla
Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.
Hon'ble Surya Prakash Kesarwani,J.
Hon'ble Jayant Banerji,J.
Heard Shri Vidhya Nath Shukla, learned counsel for the
petitioners and Shri Ankur Tandon, learned Standing Counsel
for the State-respondent.
On 21.11.2022, the following order was passed by the Court:-
"When a chak road was carved out on the abadi and bhumidhari lands of
the petitioner, the petitioner had approached this Court by means of Writ C
No.29039 of 2014 and on 26.05.2014 the Court had directed the third
respondent in the writ petition to look into the representation of the
petitioner.
The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that on 02.06.2014 a
representation was filed by the petitioner in compliance of the order of this
Court dated 26.05.2014 but the same has not been decided till date.
Learned Standing Counsel to take instructions as to why the aforesaid
representation of the petitioner has not been decided till date.
List this case on 08.12.2022 as fresh."
Today, learned Standing Counsel states that although letters
were written but the respondent-authorities have not sent the
instructions.
In view of the aforesaid, we direct the respondent no.3 to decide
the representation of the petitioners dated 25.04.2022 positively
within two months from the date of presentation of a certified
copy of this order, if not decided so far, after affording
reasonable opportunity of hearing to the petitioners and all the
parties concerned.
The writ petition is disposed of accordingly.
It is made clear that clear that we have not expressed any
opinion on merit of the case.
Order Date :- 2.1.2023
SK
Digitally signed by :-
SUSHEEL KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad