Avnendra Kumar v. Krishna Kumar). During pendency of the aforesaid mutation proceeding, transfer ap

1. Heard Mr. Shailendra Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Yashwant Singh, learned counsel for contesting respondents and Mr. Pawan Kumar Srivastava, learned Standing Counsel for the State and Mr. Hari Narayan Singh, learned counsel for respondent no. 14-Gram Sabha.

2. Brief facts of the case are that proceedings u/s 34/35 of the U.P. Revenue Code was initiated at the instance of private respondents and the same was registered as Computerized Case No. T- 202003390301757 (Avnendra Kumar Vs. Krishna Kumar). During pendency of the aforesaid mutation proceeding, transfer application under section 212 (1) of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 was filed on behalf of petitioners. The aforementioned transfer application was rejected vide order dated 3.8.2022. Hence this writ petition on behalf of petitioners for following reliefs:- A. To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the order dated 03.08.2022 (Annexure No. 6 to this writ petition) passed by Respondent No. 2. B. To issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus that the Case No. 01757/2020 (Computerized Case No. 202003390301757) Avnendra Kumar and Others Vs. Krishna Kumar and Others, under section 35 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 pending in the Court of Nayab Tehsildar, Tirwa, District- Kannauj, may be transferred to some other district."

3. This Court entertained the matter and granted interim protection vide order dated 15.09.2022.

4. In compliance of the order dated 15.09.2022, parties have exchanged affidavits in the matter.

5. Counsel for the petitioners submitted that transfer application was filed on behalf of petitioners taking specific ground to transfer the pending mutation proceedings to any other court but the transfer application had been rejected in arbitrary manner. He submitted that in view of the averment made in the affidavit filed in support of the application, the mutation proceeding should be transferred to any other district but the transfer application has been rejected in arbitrary manner as such, impugned order should be set aside and transfer application should be allowed.

6. On the other hand, Mr. Yashwant Singh, learned counsel for the contesting respondents submitted that the transfer application has been filed in order to linger on the mutation proceedings in the Court. He submitted that the averments made in the transfer application are mis-conceived as such the writ petition filed on behalf of petitioners is liable to be dismissed with cost. He further submitted that the officer, who was posted at the relevant time as Naib Tehsildar has already attained the age of superannuation as such the instant petition has become infructuous.

7. Learned Standing Counsel on behalf of State and learned counsel on behalf of Gram Sabha have submitted that no interference is required in the matter as the mutation proceedings is pending for the last more than four years before the Court of Tehsildar, Tirwa.

8. I have consider the arguments advanced by learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

9. There is no dispute about the fact that mutation proceedings initiated on behalf of private respondents is pending before the Respondent No. 3-Naib Tehsildar, Tirwa since 2020.

10. In order to appreciate the controversy involved in the matter, perusal of the order dated 3.8.2022 passed by the Board of Revenue on the transfer application will be relevant which is as under:- न्ययाययालय शቦኍ ओम ्ቚकयाश आयर, मयाननቦኍय सदस्य, रयाजस्व पररषद, उ०्ቚ०, ्ቚययागरयाज मण्डलल- कयानपपुर,जनपदल- कनቐኙज वयाद ससंख्ययाल- TA/845/2022/कनቐኙज कम्प्ययटरቦኍकक त वयाद ससंख्ययाल- AL 2022033900845 ददेवቦኍ चरन ककोल्ड स्टकोरदेज दयारया ्ቚकोपरयाइटर आशपुतकोष गपुपया बनयाम शቦኍ भरल लयाल मቐኙयर नयायब तहसቦኍलदयार ततवयार जजलया कनቐኙज असंतगरत धयारयाल- 212, उ्ቈर ्ቚददेश रयाजस्व ससंतहतया-2006 आददेश ततजथल- 03/08//2022 आददेश ्ቚस्तपुत स्थयानयान्तरण ्ቚयाथरनया पत, तहसቦኍलदयार, तहसቦኍल-ततवयार जजलया-कनቐኙज कदे न्ययाययालय मम तवचयारयाधቦኍन वयाद ससंख्यया 01757 वषर 2020(टቦኍ 202003390301757) अवनदेन््ቖ कपुमयार व अन्य बनयाम ककष्ण कपुमयार आतद कको तकसቦኍ अन्य न्ययाययालय मम स्थयानयान्तररत तकयदे जयानदे कक ्ቚयाथरनया कदे सयाथ यकोजजत तकयया गयया हहै। ्ቚयाथቕኍ तवदयान अजधवकया उपसस्थत नहीሻ आए एवसं ्ቚततपकቦኍ तवदयान अजधवकया उपसस्थत आए। ्ቚयाथቕኍ दयारया ्ቚस्तपुत स्थयानयान्तरण ्ቚयाथरनया पत कदे मदेमको मम जलयदे गयदे आधयारोሲ पर स्थयानयान्तरण ्ቚयाथरनया पत कको स्वቦኍकयार करतदे हहए ्ቚश्नगत वयाद कको तकसቦኍ अन्य न्ययाययालय मम स्थयानयान्तररत तकयदे जयानदे कया अनपुरकोध ्ቚयाथरनया पत मम तकयया गयया हहै। न्ययाययालय दयारया ्ቚयाथቕኍ दयारया ्ቚस्तपुत ्ቚयाथरनया पत कदे मदेमको मम जलयदे गयदे आधयार पर तवचयार तकयया गयया। ्ቚयाथरनया पत मम ्ቚयाथቕኍ दयारया ऐसया ककोई आधयार नहीሻ जलयया गयया हहै , जजससदे स्थयानयान्तरण ्ቚयाथरनया पत पर तवचयार तकयया जया सकदे। अतल स्थयानयान्तरण ्ቚयाथरनया पत बलहቦኍन पयायया जयातया हहै। उपरकोक तथ्य कदे आधयार पर ्ቚस्तपुत स्थयानयान्तरण ्ቚयाथरनया पत बलहቦኍन हकोनदे कदे कयारण तनरस्त तकयया जयातया हहै। बयाद आवश्यक कयायरवयाहቦኍ पतयावलቦኍ दयाजखिल दफ्तर कक जयाय। इस आददेश कक एक ्ቚतत सम्बसन्धत न्ययाययालय कको आवश्यक कयायरवयाहቦኍ हदेतपु ्ቚदेतषत कक जयाय।

11. A perusal of the order passed by the Board of Revenue rejecting the transfer application as well as the averments made in the transfer application as well as the affidavit, no ground is made out to transfer the mutation proceedings from one court to another. It is also relevant to mention that the Naib Tehsildar, who was posted at the relevant point of time has already retired as such the ground taken by the petitioners to transfer the mutation proceedings from the court of Naib Tehsildar to any other Court is no more survive.

12. Considering the entire facts and circumstances, no interference is required against the order impugned dated 3.8.2022 passed by the Board of Revenue rejecting the transfer application filed by petitioners.

13. The writ petition is dismissed and Respondent No. 3-Naib Tehsildar, Tirwa, District Kannauj is directed to decide the pending mutation proceedings after affording proper opportunity of hearing to the parties, expeditiously, preferably within the period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this Court. Order Date :- 18.2.2025 VS VIBHA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

1. Heard Mr. Shailendra Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Yashwant Singh, learned counsel for contesting respondents and Mr. Pawan Kumar Srivastava, learned Standing Counsel for the State and Mr. Hari Narayan Singh, learned counsel for respondent no. 14-Gram Sabha.

2. Brief facts of the case are that proceedings u/s 34/35 of the U.P. Revenue Code was initiated at the instance of private respondents and the same was registered as Computerized Case No. T- 202003390301757 (Avnendra Kumar Vs. Krishna Kumar). During pendency of the aforesaid mutation proceeding, transfer application under section 212 (1) of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 was filed on behalf of petitioners. The aforementioned transfer application was rejected vide order dated 3.8.2022. Hence this writ petition on behalf of petitioners for following reliefs:- A. To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the order dated 03.08.2022 (Annexure No. 6 to this writ petition) passed by Respondent No. 2. B. To issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus that the Case No. 01757/2020 (Computerized Case No. 202003390301757) Avnendra Kumar and Others Vs. Krishna Kumar and Others, under section 35 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 pending in the Court of Nayab Tehsildar, Tirwa, District- Kannauj, may be transferred to some other district."

3. This Court entertained the matter and granted interim protection vide order dated 15.09.2022.

4. In compliance of the order dated 15.09.2022, parties have exchanged affidavits in the matter.

5. Counsel for the petitioners submitted that transfer application was filed on behalf of petitioners taking specific ground to transfer the pending mutation proceedings to any other court but the transfer application had been rejected in arbitrary manner. He submitted that in view of the averment made in the affidavit filed in support of the application, the mutation proceeding should be transferred to any other district but the transfer application has been rejected in arbitrary manner as such, impugned order should be set aside and transfer application should be allowed.

6. On the other hand, Mr. Yashwant Singh, learned counsel for the contesting respondents submitted that the transfer application has been filed in order to linger on the mutation proceedings in the Court. He submitted that the averments made in the transfer application are mis-conceived as such the writ petition filed on behalf of petitioners is liable to be dismissed with cost. He further submitted that the officer, who was posted at the relevant time as Naib Tehsildar has already attained the age of superannuation as such the instant petition has become infructuous.

7. Learned Standing Counsel on behalf of State and learned counsel on behalf of Gram Sabha have submitted that no interference is required in the matter as the mutation proceedings is pending for the last more than four years before the Court of Tehsildar, Tirwa.

8. I have consider the arguments advanced by learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

9. There is no dispute about the fact that mutation proceedings initiated on behalf of private respondents is pending before the Respondent No. 3-Naib Tehsildar, Tirwa since 2020.

10. In order to appreciate the controversy involved in the matter, perusal of the order dated 3.8.2022 passed by the Board of Revenue on the transfer application will be relevant which is as under:- न्ययाययालय शቦኍ ओम ्ቚकयाश आयर, मयाननቦኍय सदस्य, रयाजस्व पररषद, उ०्ቚ०, ्ቚययागरयाज मण्डलल- कयानपपुर,जनपदल- कनቐኙज वयाद ससंख्ययाल- TA/845/2022/कनቐኙज कम्प्ययटरቦኍकक त वयाद ससंख्ययाल- AL 2022033900845 ददेवቦኍ चरन ककोल्ड स्टकोरदेज दयारया ्ቚकोपरयाइटर आशपुतकोष गपुपया बनयाम शቦኍ भरल लयाल मቐኙयर नयायब तहसቦኍलदयार ततवयार जजलया कनቐኙज असंतगरत धयारयाल- 212, उ्ቈर ्ቚददेश रयाजस्व ससंतहतया-2006 आददेश ततजथल- 03/08//2022 आददेश ्ቚस्तपुत स्थयानयान्तरण ्ቚयाथरनया पत, तहसቦኍलदयार, तहसቦኍल-ततवयार जजलया-कनቐኙज कदे न्ययाययालय मम तवचयारयाधቦኍन वयाद ससंख्यया 01757 वषर 2020(टቦኍ 202003390301757) अवनदेन््ቖ कपुमयार व अन्य बनयाम ककष्ण कपुमयार आतद कको तकसቦኍ अन्य न्ययाययालय मम स्थयानयान्तररत तकयदे जयानदे कक ्ቚयाथरनया कदे सयाथ यकोजजत तकयया गयया हहै। ्ቚयाथቕኍ तवदयान अजधवकया उपसस्थत नहीሻ आए एवसं ्ቚततपकቦኍ तवदयान अजधवकया उपसस्थत आए। ्ቚयाथቕኍ दयारया ्ቚस्तपुत स्थयानयान्तरण ्ቚयाथरनया पत कदे मदेमको मम जलयदे गयदे आधयारोሲ पर स्थयानयान्तरण ्ቚयाथरनया पत कको स्वቦኍकयार करतदे हहए ्ቚश्नगत वयाद कको तकसቦኍ अन्य न्ययाययालय मम स्थयानयान्तररत तकयदे जयानदे कया अनपुरकोध ्ቚयाथरनया पत मम तकयया गयया हहै। न्ययाययालय दयारया ्ቚयाथቕኍ दयारया ्ቚस्तपुत ्ቚयाथरनया पत कदे मदेमको मम जलयदे गयदे आधयार पर तवचयार तकयया गयया। ्ቚयाथरनया पत मम ्ቚयाथቕኍ दयारया ऐसया ककोई आधयार नहीሻ जलयया गयया हहै , जजससदे स्थयानयान्तरण ्ቚयाथरनया पत पर तवचयार तकयया जया सकदे। अतल स्थयानयान्तरण ्ቚयाथरनया पत बलहቦኍन पयायया जयातया हहै। उपरकोक तथ्य कदे आधयार पर ्ቚस्तपुत स्थयानयान्तरण ्ቚयाथरनया पत बलहቦኍन हकोनदे कदे कयारण तनरस्त तकयया जयातया हहै। बयाद आवश्यक कयायरवयाहቦኍ पतयावलቦኍ दयाजखिल दफ्तर कक जयाय। इस आददेश कक एक ्ቚतत सम्बसन्धत न्ययाययालय कको आवश्यक कयायरवयाहቦኍ हदेतपु ्ቚदेतषत कक जयाय।

11. A perusal of the order passed by the Board of Revenue rejecting the transfer application as well as the averments made in the transfer application as well as the affidavit, no ground is made out to transfer the mutation proceedings from one court to another. It is also relevant to mention that the Naib Tehsildar, who was posted at the relevant point of time has already retired as such the ground taken by the petitioners to transfer the mutation proceedings from the court of Naib Tehsildar to any other Court is no more survive.

12. Considering the entire facts and circumstances, no interference is required against the order impugned dated 3.8.2022 passed by the Board of Revenue rejecting the transfer application filed by petitioners.

13. The writ petition is dismissed and Respondent No. 3-Naib Tehsildar, Tirwa, District Kannauj is directed to decide the pending mutation proceedings after affording proper opportunity of hearing to the parties, expeditiously, preferably within the period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this Court. Order Date :- 18.2.2025 VS VIBHA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad