Kamta Prasad and others v. State of U.P. and another) was disposed of vide order dated

Case :- WRIT - B No. - 437 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ashok Kumar Singh Respondent :- Commissioner Consolidation, U.P. Lko. And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rajesh Kumar Pathak,Smt. Suman Lata Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J.

1. Heard Shri Rajesh Kumar Pathak, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Hemant Kumar Pandey, learned Standing Counsel for the State/opposite parties and perused the record. The instant petition has been preferred seeking following main

2. relief :- "To issue a writ order or direction in the nature of Certiorari to quash the notification dated 05.07.2013 issued under Section-6A of the U.P Consolidation of Holdings Act in the light of the circular dated 16.09.2023. (ii) To issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding to Opposite Party No. 1 that he will take appropriate action about the cancellation of consolidation proceedings in village-Shivpuri, Pargana Mahona, Tehsil-Bakshi Ka Talab, District-Lucknow. (iii) To issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus to allow this writ petition with exemplary costs." Considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties and

3. following facts :- (i) The Writ-B No.452 of 2023 (Kamta Prasad and others Vs. State of U.P. and another) was disposed of vide order dated 24.05.2023. For ready reference, the order dated 24.05.2023 is extracted herein under :- "Heard Dr. R.S. Pande, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Smt. Sumanlata Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Upendra Singh, learned Standing Counsel for the State-opposite parties. By means of this writ petition, the petitioners have prayed for the following relief:- "(i) to issue a writ, order or direction directing opposite party No.2 to consider and decide the objections raised by the petitioners as contained in Annexure No.5 to this petition within such time as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case." Learned Senior Advocate for the petitioners has stated that the aforesaid innocuous prayer of the petitioners may be considered and the direction 2 may be issued to the opposite party No.2 to pass appropriate order on the representation of the petitioners. Sri Upendra Singh, learned Standing Counsel has however submitted that the request so prayed by means of Annexure No.5 may be addressed by following the legislative procedure but the Commissioner of Consolidation is authorized to take decision on the aforesaid representation strictly in accordance with law. Therefore, without entering into merits of the issue, the Consolidation Commissioner, U.P., Lucknow is directed to consider and disposed of the representation of the petitioners dated 20.03.2023 (Annexure No.5) strictly in accordance with law by adopting due procedure which is required under the law and any appropriate decision may be taken in the aforesaid representation within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. In view of the aforesaid terms, the instant writ petition is disposed of finally." (ii) In the light of the order dated 24.05.2023, the Consolidation Commissioner, U.P., Lucknow decided the representation of Kamta Prasad and others vide order dated 21st August, 2023. By this order the prayer in the representation made by Kamta Prasad and others related to issuance of notification under Section 6 (1) of the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 (in short "Act of 1953") was rejected. (iii) Subsequently, a letter No.4233/जी०-धारा-6(1)/ रिरट- 19/20 dated 16.09.2023, relevant portion of which is quoted herein below, was issued by the Consolidation Commissioner, U.P., Lucknow to all the District Magistrates/District Deputy Director of Consolidation in the State of U.P. The letter dated 16.09.2023 is extracted hereunder :- "्ቚेषक, चकबन्दी आयु्ሹ, उ्ቈर ्ቚदेश, लखनऊ। सेवा में, समस्त जिजलाधिधकारी / जिजला उप संचालक चकबन्दी, उ्ቈर ्ቚदेश। संख्या-4233/जी०-धारा-6(1)/ रिरट-19/20 दिदनांक 16 जिसतम्बर, 2023 दिवषयः- चकबन्दी ्ቚदि8याधीन ऐसे ्ቇाम जहाँ पर चकबन्दी दि8याओं को बढ़ाया जाना सम्भव न हो, जोत चकबन्दी अधिधदिनयम की धारा-6 (1) के अन्त्ቇDत ्ቚस्ताव ्ቚेदिषत करने के संबंध में। महोदय, उपयुD्ሹ दिवषय के सम्बन्ध में अव्ቇत कराना है दिक पूरे ्ቚदेश में कुल-2591 ्ቇामों में चकबन्दी दिवधायें ्ቚचलिलत हैं। इन ्ቇामों में ऐसे भी ्ቇाम सቜኌम्मलिलत है, जिजसमें चकबन्दी दि8यायें अधिधक वषM हैं ्ቇधितमान परन्तु इनमे अቜኌन्तम स्तर तक अቕኋाDत धारा-52 (1) की कायDवाही नहीं हो पा रही है। इस सम्बन्ध में अनुरोध है दिक आप अपने जनपद में ऐसे समस्त ्ቇामों को धिचቜኌन्हत कर लें, जिजनमें कब्जा परिरवतDन की कायDवाही पू्ቓD न हो और ्ቇाम मे ्ቇधितमान चकबन्दी को पूरा दिकया जाना सम्भव न हो पा रहा हो। उ्ሹ सभी ्ቇामों में सम्बቜኌन्धत तहसील के उप जिजलाधिधकारी एवं बन्दोबस्त अधिधकारी चकबन्दी की 3 सदिमधित ्ቇदिTत करके ्ቇाम में पूवD दिनधाDरिरत ्ቚप्ቔ का दिवतर्ቓ कराकर चकबन्दी कराये जाने अቕኋवा न कराये जाने के दिवषय में कृषकों की भी सहमधित ्ቚा्቎ कर लें। यदिद ऐसे चकबन्दी दिकयाओं के अन्त्ቇDत ्ቇधितमान ्ቇामों में चकबन्दी दि8यायें पू्ቓD दिकया जाना सम्भव न हो तो दिनयमानुसार सभी ्ቚरूपों में आधारभूत तथ्यों का उ्ቤेख करते हुए यቕኋाशी्ቈ धारा-4 (2) अቕኋवा धारा-4 क (2) की दिव्ሺादि्቎ को दिनरस्त करने हेतु अधिधदिनयम की धारा-6(1) के अन्त्ቇDत संस्तुधित सदिहत ्ቚस्ताव ्ቚेदिषत करने का क्ቖ करें। भवदीय (जी० एस० नंवीन कुमार) चकबन्दी आयु्ሹ. उ्ቈर ्ቚदेश।" (iv) At this stage, it would be apt to indicate that a copy of the letter of Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Lucknow sent to Deputy Director of Consolidation, Lucknow, annexed as Annexure No.5 to the present petition, indicates that possession to the tenure holder has not been provided till date on account of opposition of villagers. Scanned copy of the Annexure No.5 is extracted herein below :-

4. Upon due consideration of the aforesaid including the letter of the Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Lucknow addressed to the Deputy Director of Consolidation, Lucknow, referred in para 3 (iv) of this order and the contents of the letter dated 16.09.1983 issued from the Office of 4 Consolidation Commissioner, U.P., Lucknow according to which if possession is not possible in terms of the consolidation scheme, then a request should be made by the concerned District Magistrate/ District Deputy Director of Consolidation to issue notification under Section 6 of the Act of 1953, this writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to prefer a repersentation along with other villagers before the Consolidation Commissioner, U.P., Lucknow, within a period of 15 days from today. In case such a representation is made the same shall be decided by the Consolidation Commissioner, U.P., Lucknow by a reasoned and speaking order after taking note of the entire facts of the case including the letter of Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Lucknow to Deputy Director of Consolidation, Lucknow, referred above, within a period of one month.

5. It is open for the Consolidation Commissioner, U.P., Lucknow to obtain fresh report for the purposes of taking decision on the said representation.

6. With the aforesaid, the petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 16.5.2025 ML/- MUNNA LAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Case :- WRIT - B No. - 437 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ashok Kumar Singh Respondent :- Commissioner Consolidation, U.P. Lko. And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rajesh Kumar Pathak,Smt. Suman Lata Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J.

1. Heard Shri Rajesh Kumar Pathak, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Hemant Kumar Pandey, learned Standing Counsel for the State/opposite parties and perused the record. The instant petition has been preferred seeking following main

2. relief :- "To issue a writ order or direction in the nature of Certiorari to quash the notification dated 05.07.2013 issued under Section-6A of the U.P Consolidation of Holdings Act in the light of the circular dated 16.09.2023. (ii) To issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding to Opposite Party No. 1 that he will take appropriate action about the cancellation of consolidation proceedings in village-Shivpuri, Pargana Mahona, Tehsil-Bakshi Ka Talab, District-Lucknow. (iii) To issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus to allow this writ petition with exemplary costs." Considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties and

3. following facts :- (i) The Writ-B No.452 of 2023 (Kamta Prasad and others Vs. State of U.P. and another) was disposed of vide order dated 24.05.2023. For ready reference, the order dated 24.05.2023 is extracted herein under :- "Heard Dr. R.S. Pande, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Smt. Sumanlata Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Upendra Singh, learned Standing Counsel for the State-opposite parties. By means of this writ petition, the petitioners have prayed for the following relief:- "(i) to issue a writ, order or direction directing opposite party No.2 to consider and decide the objections raised by the petitioners as contained in Annexure No.5 to this petition within such time as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case." Learned Senior Advocate for the petitioners has stated that the aforesaid innocuous prayer of the petitioners may be considered and the direction 2 may be issued to the opposite party No.2 to pass appropriate order on the representation of the petitioners. Sri Upendra Singh, learned Standing Counsel has however submitted that the request so prayed by means of Annexure No.5 may be addressed by following the legislative procedure but the Commissioner of Consolidation is authorized to take decision on the aforesaid representation strictly in accordance with law. Therefore, without entering into merits of the issue, the Consolidation Commissioner, U.P., Lucknow is directed to consider and disposed of the representation of the petitioners dated 20.03.2023 (Annexure No.5) strictly in accordance with law by adopting due procedure which is required under the law and any appropriate decision may be taken in the aforesaid representation within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. In view of the aforesaid terms, the instant writ petition is disposed of finally." (ii) In the light of the order dated 24.05.2023, the Consolidation Commissioner, U.P., Lucknow decided the representation of Kamta Prasad and others vide order dated 21st August, 2023. By this order the prayer in the representation made by Kamta Prasad and others related to issuance of notification under Section 6 (1) of the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 (in short "Act of 1953") was rejected. (iii) Subsequently, a letter No.4233/जी०-धारा-6(1)/ रिरट- 19/20 dated 16.09.2023, relevant portion of which is quoted herein below, was issued by the Consolidation Commissioner, U.P., Lucknow to all the District Magistrates/District Deputy Director of Consolidation in the State of U.P. The letter dated 16.09.2023 is extracted hereunder :- "्ቚेषक, चकबन्दी आयु्ሹ, उ्ቈर ्ቚदेश, लखनऊ। सेवा में, समस्त जिजलाधिधकारी / जिजला उप संचालक चकबन्दी, उ्ቈर ्ቚदेश। संख्या-4233/जी०-धारा-6(1)/ रिरट-19/20 दिदनांक 16 जिसतम्बर, 2023 दिवषयः- चकबन्दी ्ቚदि8याधीन ऐसे ्ቇाम जहाँ पर चकबन्दी दि8याओं को बढ़ाया जाना सम्भव न हो, जोत चकबन्दी अधिधदिनयम की धारा-6 (1) के अन्त्ቇDत ्ቚस्ताव ्ቚेदिषत करने के संबंध में। महोदय, उपयुD्ሹ दिवषय के सम्बन्ध में अव्ቇत कराना है दिक पूरे ्ቚदेश में कुल-2591 ्ቇामों में चकबन्दी दिवधायें ्ቚचलिलत हैं। इन ्ቇामों में ऐसे भी ्ቇाम सቜኌम्मलिलत है, जिजसमें चकबन्दी दि8यायें अधिधक वषM हैं ्ቇधितमान परन्तु इनमे अቜኌन्तम स्तर तक अቕኋाDत धारा-52 (1) की कायDवाही नहीं हो पा रही है। इस सम्बन्ध में अनुरोध है दिक आप अपने जनपद में ऐसे समस्त ्ቇामों को धिचቜኌन्हत कर लें, जिजनमें कब्जा परिरवतDन की कायDवाही पू्ቓD न हो और ्ቇाम मे ्ቇधितमान चकबन्दी को पूरा दिकया जाना सम्भव न हो पा रहा हो। उ्ሹ सभी ्ቇामों में सम्बቜኌन्धत तहसील के उप जिजलाधिधकारी एवं बन्दोबस्त अधिधकारी चकबन्दी की 3 सदिमधित ्ቇदिTत करके ्ቇाम में पूवD दिनधाDरिरत ्ቚप्ቔ का दिवतर्ቓ कराकर चकबन्दी कराये जाने अቕኋवा न कराये जाने के दिवषय में कृषकों की भी सहमधित ्ቚा्቎ कर लें। यदिद ऐसे चकबन्दी दिकयाओं के अन्त्ቇDत ्ቇधितमान ्ቇामों में चकबन्दी दि8यायें पू्ቓD दिकया जाना सम्भव न हो तो दिनयमानुसार सभी ्ቚरूपों में आधारभूत तथ्यों का उ्ቤेख करते हुए यቕኋाशी्ቈ धारा-4 (2) अቕኋवा धारा-4 क (2) की दिव्ሺादि्቎ को दिनरस्त करने हेतु अधिधदिनयम की धारा-6(1) के अन्त्ቇDत संस्तुधित सदिहत ्ቚस्ताव ्ቚेदिषत करने का क्ቖ करें। भवदीय (जी० एस० नंवीन कुमार) चकबन्दी आयु्ሹ. उ्ቈर ्ቚदेश।" (iv) At this stage, it would be apt to indicate that a copy of the letter of Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Lucknow sent to Deputy Director of Consolidation, Lucknow, annexed as Annexure No.5 to the present petition, indicates that possession to the tenure holder has not been provided till date on account of opposition of villagers. Scanned copy of the Annexure No.5 is extracted herein below :-

4. Upon due consideration of the aforesaid including the letter of the Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Lucknow addressed to the Deputy Director of Consolidation, Lucknow, referred in para 3 (iv) of this order and the contents of the letter dated 16.09.1983 issued from the Office of 4 Consolidation Commissioner, U.P., Lucknow according to which if possession is not possible in terms of the consolidation scheme, then a request should be made by the concerned District Magistrate/ District Deputy Director of Consolidation to issue notification under Section 6 of the Act of 1953, this writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to prefer a repersentation along with other villagers before the Consolidation Commissioner, U.P., Lucknow, within a period of 15 days from today. In case such a representation is made the same shall be decided by the Consolidation Commissioner, U.P., Lucknow by a reasoned and speaking order after taking note of the entire facts of the case including the letter of Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Lucknow to Deputy Director of Consolidation, Lucknow, referred above, within a period of one month.

5. It is open for the Consolidation Commissioner, U.P., Lucknow to obtain fresh report for the purposes of taking decision on the said representation.

6. With the aforesaid, the petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 16.5.2025 ML/- MUNNA LAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench