2022 Supreme(Online)(All) 19026
ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT
RAJ KUMAR AND 6 OTHERS – Appellant
Versus
BOARD OF REVENUE U.P. AND 7 OTHERS – Respondent
WRIB 3068/2022
['VEER BHAGAT SINGH KUSHWAHA', 'C S C', '', 'SANDEEP MANIJI BAKHSHI', 'PRANJAL MEHROTRA']
Court No. - 52
Case :- WRIT - B No. - 3068 of 2022
Petitioner :- Raj Kumar And 6 Others
Respondent :- Board Of Revenue U.P. And 7 Others
Counsel for Petitioner :- Veer Bhagat Singh Kushwaha
Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Pranjal Mehrotra,Sandeep
Maniji Bakhshi
Hon'ble Chandra Kumar Rai,J.
Heard Mr. Veer Bhagat Singh Kushwaha, Counsel for the
petitioners, learned Standing Counsel for respondent Nos.1 and
2, Mr. Sandeep Maniji Bakhshi Counsel for respondent Nos.3
and 5 and Mr. Pranjal Mehrotra, Counsel for respondent No.4.
Notice to respondent Nos.6, 7 and 8 is dispensed with as they
are stated to be proforma respondents.
With the consent of the parties, the writ petition is being heard
and disposed of finally.
Brief facts of the case are that plot No.6400/1 area 3.428
hectare was recorded in the name of the tenure holders as
mentioned in the Khatauni. Respondent Nos.3 and 5 purchased
0.021 hectare and respondent No.5 purchased 0.021 hectare
area of plot in question by giving wrong boundary vide sale
deed dated 24.06.2019 and initiated proceeding for demarcation
under Section 24 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, petitioners
filed objections in the aforementioned proceedings under
Section 24 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006. One Kadir Khan
filed case for demarcation under Section 24 of the U.P. Revenue
Code, 2006, which was dismissed vide order dated 28.06.2019.
Case under Section 24 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 filed by
contesting respondent Nos.3 and 5 was dismissed vide order
dated 27.02.2021. Against the order dated 27.02.2021,
respondent No.3 filed appeal under section 207 of the U.P.
Revenue Code, 2006 before the Commissioner and without any
notice or opportunity of hearing to the petitioners, appeal filed
by the respondent No.3 has been allowed and matter was
remitted back before the trial court to decide the case under
Section 24 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 afresh. Against the
order of the Additional Commissioner petitioners filed recall
application on the ground that no opportunity of hearing was
afforded to the petitioners and impugned order has been passed,
but the Additional Commissioner dismissed the recall
application filed by the petitioners accordingly, petitioners filed
revision under Section 210 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006,
which was dismissed by respondent No.1 vide order dated
20.09.2022, hence this writ petition.
Counsel for the petitioners submitted that appeal filed by the
respondent No.3 against the order of trial court has been
allowed without giving opportunity of hearing of the
petitioners. He further submitted that the recall application and
the revision was filed before the courts below taking specific
ground that without affording any opportunity of hearing to the
petitioners, the appeal has been allowed and the order of the
trial court has been set aside, which is against the law. He
further submitted that orders passed by the Additional
Commissioner and the Board of Revenue be set aside and
matter be sent back to decide the matter afresh after giving
opportunity of hearing.
On the other hand, Counsel for the respondents submitted that
the appellate order has been passed in the interest of justice and
by the appellate order mater has been remanded back before the
trial court to decide the case under Section 24 of U.P. Revenue
Code, 2006 filed by contesting respondents afresh, as such
petitioners have full opportunity to appear before the court of
first instance and raise whatever objections, he wants against
the application under Section 24 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006.
Counsel for the respondents further submitted that the writ
petition arising out of summary proceeding, as such no
interference is required in the matter.
I have heard the arguments advanced by counsel for the parties
and perused the record.
There is no dispute about the fact that in appeal petitioners were
impleaded as oppo