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4. This Court entertained the matter on 8.7.1993 and directed the parties not to change the nature of the plot in question allotted to them. In pursuance of the order dated 8.7.1993, parties have exchanged their pleadings.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the impugned orders have been passed in illegal and arbitrary manner without considering the grievance of the petitioners as setup before the Consolidation Authorities. He further submitted that the provisions contained under Section 19 of U.P.C.H. Act has not been taken into consideration while passing the impugned orders. He further submitted that the consolidation authorities have not taken into consideration the provision regarding the allotment of chak on the largest part of the holding, as such, the impugned order cannot be sustained in the eye of law.
6. On the other hand, Mr. Kritikar Pandey, learned counsel for respondent nos.4 to 6 and learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State submitted that no interference is required against the order impugned passed in the allotment of chak proceeding. They further submitted that due to the interim order passed by this Court in the instant matter delivery of possession of the chak/ demarcation of the chak proceeding has been withheld in the village, as such, the matter may be finally disposed of so that the further consolidation proceeding in the village in question may proceed as the village was notified under Section 4 of U.P.C.H. Act in the year 1986.
7. I have considered the argument advanced by learned counsel for the parties and perused the records.
8. There is no dispute about the fact that the chak objection, chak appeal and chak revision have been decided under the impugned order by the consolidation authorities. There is also no dispute about the fact that this Court has entertained the matter and granted interim protection.
9. In order to appreciate the controversy involved in the matter, perusal of Section 19 of U.P.C.H. Act will be relevant, which is as under: "19. Conditions to be fulfilled by a Consolidation Scheme.—(1) A Consolidation Scheme shall fulfill the following conditions, namely,— (a) the rights and liabilities of a tenure-holder, as recorded in the register prepared under Section 10, are, subject to the deductions, if any, made on account of contributions to public purposes under this Act, secured in the lands allotted to him; (b) the valuation of plots allotted to a tenure-holder, subject to deductions. if any, made on account of contributions to public purposes under this Act, is equal to the valuation of plots originally held by him: Provided that, except with the permission of the Director of Consolidation, the area of the holdings allotted to a tenure-holder shall not differ from the area of his original holding or holdings by more than twenty five per cent of the latter; (c) he compensation determined under the provisions of this Act or the rules, framed thereunder, awarded- (1) tenure-holder- (i) for trees, wells and other improvements, originally held by him and allotted to another tenure-holders and (ii) for land contributed by him for public purposes; (2) to the Gaon Sabha, or any other local authority, as the case may be, for development, if any, effected by it in or over land belonging to it and allotted to a tenure-holder; (d) the principles laid down in the Statement of Principles are followed; (e) every tenure-holder is, as far as possible, allotted a compact area at the place where he holds the largest part of his holding: Provided that no tenure-holder may be allotted more chaks than three, except with the approval in writing of the Deputy Director of Consolidation: Provided further that no consolidation made shall be invalid for the reason merely; that the number of chaks allotted to a tenure-holder exceeds three; | (f) every tenure-holder is, as far as possible, allotted the plot on which exists his private source of irrigation or any other improvement, together with an area in the vicinity equal to the valuation of the plots originally held by him there, and (g) every tenure-holder is, as far as possible, allotted chaks in conformity with the process of rectangulation in rectangulation units. (2) A Consolidation Scheme before it is made final under Section 23, shall be provisionally drawn up in accordance with the provision of Section 19- A.]"
10. Perusal of the pleading made in the instant petition as well as the chak objection, chak appeal and chak revision filed by the petitioners along with the impugned orders demonstrate that the claim of the petitioners has not been properly considered by the consolidation authorities in the light of the provisions contained under Section 19 of U.P.C.H. Act while deciding the chak objection, chak appeal and chak revision.
11. Perusal of the instruction dated 1.5.2025 sent by Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Ballia will be also relevant which is as under: पपषक, सपवक मम, बनददबसत अधधककरर चकबनदर बधलयक। ममखय सथकयर अधधवकक मकननरय उचच नयकयकलय इलकहकबकद। पत ससखयक- 80/ ररट ददनकसक 01 मई, 2025 , परगनक गकम झरकटहह दवषयय - -21140/1993 रकमअशरष धससह व दशवजर धससह पमतगण रसजरत धसह बनकम डर०डर०सर० व अनय मम पकररत सथगन आदपश ददनकसक 08.07.1993 वपकप शन पकथरनक कप अनमकम मम पदतशपथ पत तथक सथगन आदपश अपकसत करनप कप समबनध मम सटप पत दकधखल करनप कप समबनध मम। ररट यकदचकक ससखयक - , तहसरल बधलयक मम - खररद - धजलक बबररयक - बधलयक मम ररट यकदचकक ससखयक-21140/1993, कप ककरण गकम कक चकबनदर पदकयक अवरद हब, कप अनमपकलन मम सकदर अवगत करकनक हब दक गकम झरकटहह, महददय, लखनऊ कप पत ससखयक 3568/ जर0 एस 0-526/2019-20 (1) उपरदक दवषयक चकबनदर आयमक उतर पदपश, परगनक खररद, तहसरल-बबररयक, ददनकसक 16.08.2023 धजलक- रकमअशरष बनकम डर०डर०सर व अनय मम पकररत सथगन आदपश ददनकसक 08.07.1993 परनतम अभरतक सथगन आदपश पर कदई दनणरय नहर हहआ हब धजससप गकम मम दवगत 40 वषरस सप चकबनदर कप अधरन कदई ककयरवकहर दकयक जकनक ससभव नहर हद पक रहक हब। ममखय सथकयर अधधवकक गकननरय उचच नयकयकलय महददय तथक बनददबसत अधधककरर चकबनदर ममखयकलय दकरक ददनकसक 24.05.2025 दकरक मकननरय उचच नयकयकलय कप सथगन आदपश सप लममबत गकमह कक समरकक बबठक मम उक ररट यकदचकक मम पदतशपथ पत कप सकथ सथगन आदपश अपकसत करनप हपतम सटप- वपकप शन पकथरनक पत दनयत दतधथ ददनकसक 07.05.2025 कप पपवर दकधखल करनप हपतम दनदरश ददयप गयप हब। तदकनमकम मम शर मधमककनत झक चकबनदर अधधककरर सदर कद उक ररट यकदचकक मम पदतशपथ पत तथक सथगन आदपश अपकसत करनप हपतम सटप. वपकप शन पकथरनक पत दकधखल करनप हपतम भपजक जक रहक हब। अतय अनमरदध हब दक उक ररट यकदचकक मम पदतशपथ पत तथक सथगन आदपश अपकसत करनप हपतम सटप. पत दकधखल करकनप कक कष करम। वपकप शन पकथरनक - गकम कप समबनध मम दववरण दनमन हब गकम कक कम ल कप० 1415 हप0 पककशन ददनकसक 02.03.1986, धकरक9 30.03.1988 13.09.1991 व कम ल गकटक 5075 हब। इस गकम मम जदत चकबनदर अधधदनयम कक धकरक 4 (2) कक पककशन ददनकसक कक पककशन ददनकसक 28. 02.1987 धकरक 10 कक तथक धकरक 20 कद दकयक गयक हब। इस गगकम मम गकमसभक कप चकह कद समममधलत करतप हहए चकह कक ससखयक 928 कक पककशन ददनकसक 12. 01.1990 कक पककशन ददनकसक तथक धकरक 23 हब। कद दनमन आदपश कद दकयक गयक धजससप अससतमष कबजक पररवतरन करकयप ततककलरन उप मम मकननरय नयकयकलय दकरक ददनकसक 08.07.1993 गकम कप चक अपरलह कक दनसतकरण हदनप कप पशचकतत दबनक चक सरमकसकन / ससचकलक चकबनदर बधलयक दकरक चक दनगरकदनयह कक दनसतकरण ददनकसक 18.05.1993 हदकर गकम कप कम छ चकदकरह दकरक मकननरय उचच नयकयकलय मम ररट यकदचकक ससखयक 21140, 21141 व 21142 यदधजत कक गयर। ररट यकदचकक ससखयक 21140 पकररत दकयक गयक- "Pending admission issue notices to respondents 4 to 11 calling upon them to show cause by filing counter-affidavit as to why the petition be not admitted/allowed interms of the prayer made therein." Meanwhil, pending admission/disposal of the writ-petition the perties are directed not to change the nature of the land/plots in question allotted to them मकननरय उचच नयकयकलय दकरक पकररत आदपश ददनकसक 08.07.1993 व गकम मम असदकत कम ल 928 चकह मम पददष हब। मकननरय उचच नयकयकलय दकरक पकररत आदपश ददनकसक 08.07.1993 मम कम ल 08 गकम चक सरमकसकन / मकननरय उचच नयकयकलय दकरक पकररत आदपश ददनकसक 08.07.1993 बकधधत हब। अतय अनमरदध हब कप समबनध मम सटप. सपकटरह मम सप 08 सपकटर गकटप हब, जद दवदभन सप गकम मम दनदमरत 30 सपकटरह कबजक पररवतरन नहर दकयक जक सकक। वतरमकन मम सपकटर पभकदवत हदनप कप ककरण गकम कक चक सरमकसकन / कबजक पररवतरन कप सतर पर लममबत हब। ररट यकदचकक ससखयक कप समबनध मम पदतशपथ तथक सथगन आदपश अपकसत करनप दक गकम झरकटहह परगनक खररद मम मकननरय उचच नयकयकलय दकरक चक पभकदवत हब। यकचर कप मपल जदत मम 150 वपकप शन पकथरनक पत दकधखल करकनप कक कष करम। कप ककयम रहनप सप गकम कक चकबनदर पदकयक मम पकररत आदपश ददनकसक 08.07.1993 चकदकरह मम सप कम ल 30 सप गकम मम दनदमरत 30
12. Considering the entire facts and circumstances as well as the facts बनददबसत अधधककरर चकबनदर बधलयक। mentioned in the instruction dated 1.5.2025, the impugned order dated
14.5.1993 passed by Deputy Director of Consolidation, order dated
26.2.1993 passed by Settlement Officer of Consolidation and order dated
20.6.1991 passed by Consolidation Officer are liable to be set aside and the same are hereby set aside.
13. The writ petition stands allowed and the matter is remitted back before respondent no.2/ Settlement Officer of Consolidation to decide the petitioners' chak appeal afresh in the light of the provisions contained under Section 19 of U.P.C.H. Act after affording proper opportunity of hearing to the parties, expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order before him.
14. No order as to costs. Order Date :- 26.5.2025 Rameez RAMEEZ AHMED RAMEEZ AHMED High Court of Judicature at Allahabad High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
4. This Court entertained the matter on 8.7.1993 and directed the parties not to change the nature of the plot in question allotted to them. In pursuance of the order dated 8.7.1993, parties have exchanged their pleadings.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the impugned orders have been passed in illegal and arbitrary manner without considering the grievance of the petitioners as setup before the Consolidation Authorities. He further submitted that the provisions contained under Section 19 of U.P.C.H. Act has not been taken into consideration while passing the impugned orders. He further submitted that the consolidation authorities have not taken into consideration the provision regarding the allotment of chak on the largest part of the holding, as such, the impugned order cannot be sustained in the eye of law.
6. On the other hand, Mr. Kritikar Pandey, learned counsel for respondent nos.4 to 6 and learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State submitted that no interference is required against the order impugned passed in the allotment of chak proceeding. They further submitted that due to the interim order passed by this Court in the instant matter delivery of possession of the chak/ demarcation of the chak proceeding has been withheld in the village, as such, the matter may be finally disposed of so that the further consolidation proceeding in the village in question may proceed as the village was notified under Section 4 of U.P.C.H. Act in the year 1986.
7. I have considered the argument advanced by learned counsel for the parties and perused the records.
8. There is no dispute about the fact that the chak objection, chak appeal and chak revision have been decided under the impugned order by the consolidation authorities. There is also no dispute about the fact that this Court has entertained the matter and granted interim protection.
9. In order to appreciate the controversy involved in the matter, perusal of Section 19 of U.P.C.H. Act will be relevant, which is as under: "19. Conditions to be fulfilled by a Consolidation Scheme.—(1) A Consolidation Scheme shall fulfill the following conditions, namely,— (a) the rights and liabilities of a tenure-holder, as recorded in the register prepared under Section 10, are, subject to the deductions, if any, made on account of contributions to public purposes under this Act, secured in the lands allotted to him; (b) the valuation of plots allotted to a tenure-holder, subject to deductions. if any, made on account of contributions to public purposes under this Act, is equal to the valuation of plots originally held by him: Provided that, except with the permission of the Director of Consolidation, the area of the holdings allotted to a tenure-holder shall not differ from the area of his original holding or holdings by more than twenty five per cent of the latter; (c) he compensation determined under the provisions of this Act or the rules, framed thereunder, awarded- (1) tenure-holder- (i) for trees, wells and other improvements, originally held by him and allotted to another tenure-holders and (ii) for land contributed by him for public purposes; (2) to the Gaon Sabha, or any other local authority, as the case may be, for development, if any, effected by it in or over land belonging to it and allotted to a tenure-holder; (d) the principles laid down in the Statement of Principles are followed; (e) every tenure-holder is, as far as possible, allotted a compact area at the place where he holds the largest part of his holding: Provided that no tenure-holder may be allotted more chaks than three, except with the approval in writing of the Deputy Director of Consolidation: Provided further that no consolidation made shall be invalid for the reason merely; that the number of chaks allotted to a tenure-holder exceeds three; | (f) every tenure-holder is, as far as possible, allotted the plot on which exists his private source of irrigation or any other improvement, together with an area in the vicinity equal to the valuation of the plots originally held by him there, and (g) every tenure-holder is, as far as possible, allotted chaks in conformity with the process of rectangulation in rectangulation units. (2) A Consolidation Scheme before it is made final under Section 23, shall be provisionally drawn up in accordance with the provision of Section 19- A.]"
10. Perusal of the pleading made in the instant petition as well as the chak objection, chak appeal and chak revision filed by the petitioners along with the impugned orders demonstrate that the claim of the petitioners has not been properly considered by the consolidation authorities in the light of the provisions contained under Section 19 of U.P.C.H. Act while deciding the chak objection, chak appeal and chak revision.
11. Perusal of the instruction dated 1.5.2025 sent by Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Ballia will be also relevant which is as under: पपषक, सपवक मम, बनददबसत अधधककरर चकबनदर बधलयक। ममखय सथकयर अधधवकक मकननरय उचच नयकयकलय इलकहकबकद। पत ससखयक- 80/ ररट ददनकसक 01 मई, 2025 , परगनक गकम झरकटहह दवषयय - -21140/1993 रकमअशरष धससह व दशवजर धससह पमतगण रसजरत धसह बनकम डर०डर०सर० व अनय मम पकररत सथगन आदपश ददनकसक 08.07.1993 वपकप शन पकथरनक कप अनमकम मम पदतशपथ पत तथक सथगन आदपश अपकसत करनप कप समबनध मम सटप पत दकधखल करनप कप समबनध मम। ररट यकदचकक ससखयक - , तहसरल बधलयक मम - खररद - धजलक बबररयक - बधलयक मम ररट यकदचकक ससखयक-21140/1993, कप ककरण गकम कक चकबनदर पदकयक अवरद हब, कप अनमपकलन मम सकदर अवगत करकनक हब दक गकम झरकटहह, महददय, लखनऊ कप पत ससखयक 3568/ जर0 एस 0-526/2019-20 (1) उपरदक दवषयक चकबनदर आयमक उतर पदपश, परगनक खररद, तहसरल-बबररयक, ददनकसक 16.08.2023 धजलक- रकमअशरष बनकम डर०डर०सर व अनय मम पकररत सथगन आदपश ददनकसक 08.07.1993 परनतम अभरतक सथगन आदपश पर कदई दनणरय नहर हहआ हब धजससप गकम मम दवगत 40 वषरस सप चकबनदर कप अधरन कदई ककयरवकहर दकयक जकनक ससभव नहर हद पक रहक हब। ममखय सथकयर अधधवकक गकननरय उचच नयकयकलय महददय तथक बनददबसत अधधककरर चकबनदर ममखयकलय दकरक ददनकसक 24.05.2025 दकरक मकननरय उचच नयकयकलय कप सथगन आदपश सप लममबत गकमह कक समरकक बबठक मम उक ररट यकदचकक मम पदतशपथ पत कप सकथ सथगन आदपश अपकसत करनप हपतम सटप- वपकप शन पकथरनक पत दनयत दतधथ ददनकसक 07.05.2025 कप पपवर दकधखल करनप हपतम दनदरश ददयप गयप हब। तदकनमकम मम शर मधमककनत झक चकबनदर अधधककरर सदर कद उक ररट यकदचकक मम पदतशपथ पत तथक सथगन आदपश अपकसत करनप हपतम सटप. वपकप शन पकथरनक पत दकधखल करनप हपतम भपजक जक रहक हब। अतय अनमरदध हब दक उक ररट यकदचकक मम पदतशपथ पत तथक सथगन आदपश अपकसत करनप हपतम सटप. पत दकधखल करकनप कक कष करम। वपकप शन पकथरनक - गकम कप समबनध मम दववरण दनमन हब गकम कक कम ल कप० 1415 हप0 पककशन ददनकसक 02.03.1986, धकरक9 30.03.1988 13.09.1991 व कम ल गकटक 5075 हब। इस गकम मम जदत चकबनदर अधधदनयम कक धकरक 4 (2) कक पककशन ददनकसक कक पककशन ददनकसक 28. 02.1987 धकरक 10 कक तथक धकरक 20 कद दकयक गयक हब। इस गगकम मम गकमसभक कप चकह कद समममधलत करतप हहए चकह कक ससखयक 928 कक पककशन ददनकसक 12. 01.1990 कक पककशन ददनकसक तथक धकरक 23 हब। कद दनमन आदपश कद दकयक गयक धजससप अससतमष कबजक पररवतरन करकयप ततककलरन उप मम मकननरय नयकयकलय दकरक ददनकसक 08.07.1993 गकम कप चक अपरलह कक दनसतकरण हदनप कप पशचकतत दबनक चक सरमकसकन / ससचकलक चकबनदर बधलयक दकरक चक दनगरकदनयह कक दनसतकरण ददनकसक 18.05.1993 हदकर गकम कप कम छ चकदकरह दकरक मकननरय उचच नयकयकलय मम ररट यकदचकक ससखयक 21140, 21141 व 21142 यदधजत कक गयर। ररट यकदचकक ससखयक 21140 पकररत दकयक गयक- "Pending admission issue notices to respondents 4 to 11 calling upon them to show cause by filing counter-affidavit as to why the petition be not admitted/allowed interms of the prayer made therein." Meanwhil, pending admission/disposal of the writ-petition the perties are directed not to change the nature of the land/plots in question allotted to them मकननरय उचच नयकयकलय दकरक पकररत आदपश ददनकसक 08.07.1993 व गकम मम असदकत कम ल 928 चकह मम पददष हब। मकननरय उचच नयकयकलय दकरक पकररत आदपश ददनकसक 08.07.1993 मम कम ल 08 गकम चक सरमकसकन / मकननरय उचच नयकयकलय दकरक पकररत आदपश ददनकसक 08.07.1993 बकधधत हब। अतय अनमरदध हब कप समबनध मम सटप. सपकटरह मम सप 08 सपकटर गकटप हब, जद दवदभन सप गकम मम दनदमरत 30 सपकटरह कबजक पररवतरन नहर दकयक जक सकक। वतरमकन मम सपकटर पभकदवत हदनप कप ककरण गकम कक चक सरमकसकन / कबजक पररवतरन कप सतर पर लममबत हब। ररट यकदचकक ससखयक कप समबनध मम पदतशपथ तथक सथगन आदपश अपकसत करनप दक गकम झरकटहह परगनक खररद मम मकननरय उचच नयकयकलय दकरक चक पभकदवत हब। यकचर कप मपल जदत मम 150 वपकप शन पकथरनक पत दकधखल करकनप कक कष करम। कप ककयम रहनप सप गकम कक चकबनदर पदकयक मम पकररत आदपश ददनकसक 08.07.1993 चकदकरह मम सप कम ल 30 सप गकम मम दनदमरत 30
12. Considering the entire facts and circumstances as well as the facts बनददबसत अधधककरर चकबनदर बधलयक। mentioned in the instruction dated 1.5.2025, the impugned order dated
14.5.1993 passed by Deputy Director of Consolidation, order dated
26.2.1993 passed by Settlement Officer of Consolidation and order dated
20.6.1991 passed by Consolidation Officer are liable to be set aside and the same are hereby set aside.
13. The writ petition stands allowed and the matter is remitted back before respondent no.2/ Settlement Officer of Consolidation to decide the petitioners' chak appeal afresh in the light of the provisions contained under Section 19 of U.P.C.H. Act after affording proper opportunity of hearing to the parties, expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order before him.
14. No order as to costs. Order Date :- 26.5.2025 Rameez RAMEEZ AHMED RAMEEZ AHMED High Court of Judicature at Allahabad High Court of Judicature at Allahabad