Ram Shankar v. Rajjan Lal & others)

Nagar Nigam, Shri Rama Niwas Pathak, learned counsel for respondent no.4 and perused the material brought on record.

2. Impeaching the order dated 18.11.2022 passed in Case No.134 of 2014 (Ram Shankar Vs. Rajjan Lal & others); Computerized Case No.C2014100000134, under Section 333 of U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 (in short 'Act 1950'), the petitioner approached this Court by means of the instant petition.

3. It would be apt to indicate that vide order dated 18.11.2022 the Additional Commissioner (Administration), Lucknow Division, Lucknow allowed the Case No.134 of 2014 and set aside the order dated 13.12.2013, passed in the proceedings instituted under Section 198(4) of Act 1950, registered as Case no.20/77/130/138/238/Year 2013-14 (Ramshankar Vs. Rajjan & others) whereby the case was dismissed.

4. While entertaining the present petition, after taking note of the facts of the case including the facts related to demolition of the house of the petitioner, this Court protected the interest of the petitioner vide order dated 27.06.2023, which reads as under:- "1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondent nos.1 and 2. 2. Shri Savitra Vardhan Singh, Advocate has put in appearance on behalf of respondent no.3. 3. Notice has been accepted by Shri Dileep Kumar Pandey, Advocate on behalf of respondent no. 5. 4. Issue notice to respondent no. 4 returnable at an early date.

5. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner filed Suit under Section 229B of The Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition & Land Reforms Act (in short 'U.P.Z.A.L.R. Act'). The suit was decreed in favour of the petitioner on 25.05.2022 and his name was recorded in the revenue record. Thereafter, the proceeding under Section 122-B (4) of U.P.Z.A.L.R. Act was also instituted and vide order dated 18.11.2007 the case was allowed in favour of the petitioner. The respondent no.4 without challenging the order under Section 122 B (4) filed an application under Section 198 (4) of UPZALR Act for cancellation of lease. The said application was dismissed by detailed order on 13.12.2013 against which the respondent no. 4 filed revision before the respondent no. 2. The case was fixed for hearing on 13.09.2022 and next date was fixed as 18.10.2022. On 10.10.2022, the revisionist moved an application on which respondent no. 2 fixed the date as 10.10.2022. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the said application was listed at Serial No. 117 on 10.10.2022 and case was again fixed for 02.02.2023 but the judgment in the revision was passed on 18.11.2022, which is ante dated. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that without affording opportunity of hearing, ex-parte order has been passed. Learned counsel further submitted that in pursuance of the impugned order, the demolition proceeding has been initiated by Nagar Nigam on 14.06.2023. It has been submitted that half of the constructed portion of the house has been demolished and the rest is standing and it has been submitted that date has been fixed for demolition of the remaining construction for 04.07.2023.

6. The matter requires consideration.

7. All the respondents are directed to file counter affidavit within four weeks.

8. Till the next date of listing, the demolition proceeding initiated by respondent no. 3 will not be carried out against the remaining construction of the house of the petitioner.

9. List in the first week of August, 2023."

4. It would also be relevant to indicate that prior to approaching this Court, the petitioner filed an application for restoration of the case before the Revisional Authority and the said application has now been allowed by the Revisional Authority vide order dated

27.10.2023 and the order under challenge in the instant writ petition dated 18.11.2022 has been recalled. The said order dated

27.10.2023 reads as under. न्ययाययालय : - अपर आययक,्ቚशयासन मण्डल :लखनऊ कम्प्ययटररीकक त वयाद ससंख्यया:- C202310000003003 वयाद ससंख्यया:- 3003/2023 रयामशसंकर बनयाम रज्जन लयाल आदद उ 0 ्ቚ 0 ज० दव० भय० व्य० अधधिदनयम,1950 , असंतररत धियारया:- 333 असंतररम आददेश " आददेश दतधथ:- 27/10/2023 पतयावलरी दवपकरी ससंख्यया-1 ककी ओर सदे ्ቚस्तयत वयाजदयायर ्ቚयाथरनया-पत ददनयासंक 09.01.2023 पर सयनवयाई हदेतय ्ቚस्तयत हहई। ्ቚयाथर/दवपकरी ससंख्यया-1 कदे अधधिवकया कया कथन हहै दक ्ቚश्नरत दनररयानरी मम सयनवयाई हदेतय ददनयासंक

29.09.2022 कको 200 नसंबर पर लररी थरी, धजसमम अरलरी दतधथ 10.11.2022 दनयत ककी रयरी। पतयावलरी पर तयाररीख नहीሻ लरयायरी रयरी। पतयावलरी पर ददनयासंक 13.09.2022 सदे 18.10.2022 दनयत ककी रयरी। दनररयानरीकतयार दयारया ददनयासंक 10.10.2022 कको एक ्ቚयाथरनया-पत ददयया रयया दक दवपकरी रज्जन लयाल उपरकोक गयामसभया कदे दनवयासरी नहीሻ हह, भयदम पर नयाजयायज तररीकदे सदे आददेश ्ቚया्቎ कर धलयया हहै। ्ቚयाथर कया कथन हहै दक दनररयानरीकतयार दयारया शरी्ቈ सयनवयाई कया ्ቚयाथरनया-पत पतयावलरी पर नहीሻ लरयायया रयया न दवपकरी कको ककोई सयचनया दरी रयरी। बरीच मम हरी ददनयासंक 10.11.2022 ककी तयाररीख दनयत कर पतयावलरी एकपकरीय रूप सदे आददेश हदेतय सयरदकत कर लरी रयरी। ददनयासंक 18.11.2022 कको एकपकरीय रूप सदे फयाइनल आददेश पयाररत कर ददयया रयया। ्ቚयाथर/दवपकरी ससंख्यया -1 कदे अधधिवकया दयारया न्ययायदहत मम ्ቚश्नरत दनररयानरी मम पयाररत एकपकरीय आददेश ददनयासंक 18.11.2022 कको वयापस लदेतदे हहए दनररयानरी रयण -दकोष कदे आधियार पर दनणरत दकयदे जयानदे ककी ययाचनया ककी रयरी हहै। 2- पतयावलरी ्ቚयाथरनया-पत पर सयनवयाई हदेतय ्ቚस्तयत हहई। पयकयार करयायरी रयरी। उभयपक कदे दवदयान अधधिवकया उपसस्थत हह। उभयपक कदे दवदयान अधधिवकयारण कया तकर सयनया रयया तथया पतयावलरी कया अवलकोकन दकयया रयया। दनररयानरीकतयार कदे दवदयान अधधिवकया ककी ओर सदे धलधखत आपधቈኌ दयाधखल ककी रयरी , धजसमम यह कहया रयया हहै दक ्ቚश्नरत आददेश ददनयासंक 18.11.2022 रयण-दकोष कदे आधियार पर पतयावलरी पर उपलब्धि अदभलदेखख कदे आधियार पर पयाररत हकोनदे कदे कयारण आददेश -9 दनयम-13 सरी0 परी0 सरी0 कया ्ቚयाथरनया-पत गया्ቨ नहीሻ हहै तथया दनरस्त हकोनदे यकोग्य हहै। 3- दवपकरी ससंख्यया-1 दयारया ्ቚस्तयत वयाजदयायर ्ቚयाथरनया-पत एवसं इस न्ययाययालय दयारया पयाररत ्ቚश्नरत आददेश ददनयासंक 18.11.2022 कया अवलकोकन दकयया रयया। आददेश ददनयासंक 18.11.2022 कदे अवलकोकन सदे स्प्ቖ हहै दक ्ቚश्नरत दनररयानरी मम दनयत दतधथ कको दनररयानरीकतयार कदे दवदयान अधधिवकया उपसस्थत थदे , उनकदे पक कको सयनया रयया, परन्तय दवपकरी कदे अधधिवकया अनयपसस्थत थदे। धलधखत बहस कदे धलए अवसर ्ቚदयान दकयया रयया , परन्तय धलधखत बहस दयाधखल नहीሻ दकयया रयया। ्ቚकरण दरीरर अवधधि सदे दवचयारयाधिरीन हकोनदे कदे दृद्ቖरत ्ቚश्नरत आददेश ददनयासंक 18.11.2022 दयारया दनररयानरी रयण -दकोष कदे आधियार पर दनणरत ककी रयरी हहै। ्ቚयाथर /दवपकरी ससंख्यया-1 दयारया ्ቚस्तयत वयाजदयायर ्ቚयाथरनया-पत/शपथ-पत मम वदणरत तथ्यख कदे दृद्ቖरत न्ययायदहत मम ्ቚयाथरनया - पत स्वरीकयार करतदे हहए ्ቚश्नरत दनररयानरी मम पयाररत एकपकरीय आददेश ददनयासंक 18.11.2022 वयापस लदेतदे हहए दनररयानरी मयल नम्बर ्ቚदत ्ቚदतस्थयादपत ककी जयातरी हहै। अवर न्ययाययालय ककी पतयावलरी उपलब्धि हहै तथया उभयपक भरी उपसस्थत हह। अततः पतयावलरी बहस हदेतय ददनयासंक 07.11.2023 कको ्ቚस्तयत हको। (रण दवजय ययादव) अपर आययक(्ቚशयासन) 5. In view of the aforesaid, this Court finds that present petition has now become infructuous. It is accordingly consigned to records with liberty to the parties to pursue their case before the Revisional Authority who is expected to conclude the same within six months, if there is no legal impediment, by passing a reasoned and speaking order in the matter after taking note of entire facts of the case including the fact related to proceeding under Section 229-B of the Act 1950. Order Date :- 1.4.2025 Anand/- ANAND KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Nagar Nigam, Shri Rama Niwas Pathak, learned counsel for respondent no.4 and perused the material brought on record.

2. Impeaching the order dated 18.11.2022 passed in Case No.134 of 2014 (Ram Shankar Vs. Rajjan Lal & others); Computerized Case No.C2014100000134, under Section 333 of U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 (in short 'Act 1950'), the petitioner approached this Court by means of the instant petition.

3. It would be apt to indicate that vide order dated 18.11.2022 the Additional Commissioner (Administration), Lucknow Division, Lucknow allowed the Case No.134 of 2014 and set aside the order dated 13.12.2013, passed in the proceedings instituted under Section 198(4) of Act 1950, registered as Case no.20/77/130/138/238/Year 2013-14 (Ramshankar Vs. Rajjan & others) whereby the case was dismissed.

4. While entertaining the present petition, after taking note of the facts of the case including the facts related to demolition of the house of the petitioner, this Court protected the interest of the petitioner vide order dated 27.06.2023, which reads as under:- "1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondent nos.1 and 2. 2. Shri Savitra Vardhan Singh, Advocate has put in appearance on behalf of respondent no.3. 3. Notice has been accepted by Shri Dileep Kumar Pandey, Advocate on behalf of respondent no. 5. 4. Issue notice to respondent no. 4 returnable at an early date.

5. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner filed Suit under Section 229B of The Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition & Land Reforms Act (in short 'U.P.Z.A.L.R. Act'). The suit was decreed in favour of the petitioner on 25.05.2022 and his name was recorded in the revenue record. Thereafter, the proceeding under Section 122-B (4) of U.P.Z.A.L.R. Act was also instituted and vide order dated 18.11.2007 the case was allowed in favour of the petitioner. The respondent no.4 without challenging the order under Section 122 B (4) filed an application under Section 198 (4) of UPZALR Act for cancellation of lease. The said application was dismissed by detailed order on 13.12.2013 against which the respondent no. 4 filed revision before the respondent no. 2. The case was fixed for hearing on 13.09.2022 and next date was fixed as 18.10.2022. On 10.10.2022, the revisionist moved an application on which respondent no. 2 fixed the date as 10.10.2022. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the said application was listed at Serial No. 117 on 10.10.2022 and case was again fixed for 02.02.2023 but the judgment in the revision was passed on 18.11.2022, which is ante dated. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that without affording opportunity of hearing, ex-parte order has been passed. Learned counsel further submitted that in pursuance of the impugned order, the demolition proceeding has been initiated by Nagar Nigam on 14.06.2023. It has been submitted that half of the constructed portion of the house has been demolished and the rest is standing and it has been submitted that date has been fixed for demolition of the remaining construction for 04.07.2023.

6. The matter requires consideration.

7. All the respondents are directed to file counter affidavit within four weeks.

8. Till the next date of listing, the demolition proceeding initiated by respondent no. 3 will not be carried out against the remaining construction of the house of the petitioner.

9. List in the first week of August, 2023."

4. It would also be relevant to indicate that prior to approaching this Court, the petitioner filed an application for restoration of the case before the Revisional Authority and the said application has now been allowed by the Revisional Authority vide order dated

27.10.2023 and the order under challenge in the instant writ petition dated 18.11.2022 has been recalled. The said order dated

27.10.2023 reads as under. न्ययाययालय : - अपर आययक,्ቚशयासन मण्डल :लखनऊ कम्प्ययटररीकक त वयाद ससंख्यया:- C202310000003003 वयाद ससंख्यया:- 3003/2023 रयामशसंकर बनयाम रज्जन लयाल आदद उ 0 ्ቚ 0 ज० दव० भय० व्य० अधधिदनयम,1950 , असंतररत धियारया:- 333 असंतररम आददेश " आददेश दतधथ:- 27/10/2023 पतयावलरी दवपकरी ससंख्यया-1 ककी ओर सदे ्ቚस्तयत वयाजदयायर ्ቚयाथरनया-पत ददनयासंक 09.01.2023 पर सयनवयाई हदेतय ्ቚस्तयत हहई। ्ቚयाथर/दवपकरी ससंख्यया-1 कदे अधधिवकया कया कथन हहै दक ्ቚश्नरत दनररयानरी मम सयनवयाई हदेतय ददनयासंक

29.09.2022 कको 200 नसंबर पर लररी थरी, धजसमम अरलरी दतधथ 10.11.2022 दनयत ककी रयरी। पतयावलरी पर तयाररीख नहीሻ लरयायरी रयरी। पतयावलरी पर ददनयासंक 13.09.2022 सदे 18.10.2022 दनयत ककी रयरी। दनररयानरीकतयार दयारया ददनयासंक 10.10.2022 कको एक ्ቚयाथरनया-पत ददयया रयया दक दवपकरी रज्जन लयाल उपरकोक गयामसभया कदे दनवयासरी नहीሻ हह, भयदम पर नयाजयायज तररीकदे सदे आददेश ्ቚया्቎ कर धलयया हहै। ्ቚयाथर कया कथन हहै दक दनररयानरीकतयार दयारया शरी्ቈ सयनवयाई कया ्ቚयाथरनया-पत पतयावलरी पर नहीሻ लरयायया रयया न दवपकरी कको ककोई सयचनया दरी रयरी। बरीच मम हरी ददनयासंक 10.11.2022 ककी तयाररीख दनयत कर पतयावलरी एकपकरीय रूप सदे आददेश हदेतय सयरदकत कर लरी रयरी। ददनयासंक 18.11.2022 कको एकपकरीय रूप सदे फयाइनल आददेश पयाररत कर ददयया रयया। ्ቚयाथर/दवपकरी ससंख्यया -1 कदे अधधिवकया दयारया न्ययायदहत मम ्ቚश्नरत दनररयानरी मम पयाररत एकपकरीय आददेश ददनयासंक 18.11.2022 कको वयापस लदेतदे हहए दनररयानरी रयण -दकोष कदे आधियार पर दनणरत दकयदे जयानदे ककी ययाचनया ककी रयरी हहै। 2- पतयावलरी ्ቚयाथरनया-पत पर सयनवयाई हदेतय ्ቚस्तयत हहई। पयकयार करयायरी रयरी। उभयपक कदे दवदयान अधधिवकया उपसस्थत हह। उभयपक कदे दवदयान अधधिवकयारण कया तकर सयनया रयया तथया पतयावलरी कया अवलकोकन दकयया रयया। दनररयानरीकतयार कदे दवदयान अधधिवकया ककी ओर सदे धलधखत आपधቈኌ दयाधखल ककी रयरी , धजसमम यह कहया रयया हहै दक ्ቚश्नरत आददेश ददनयासंक 18.11.2022 रयण-दकोष कदे आधियार पर पतयावलरी पर उपलब्धि अदभलदेखख कदे आधियार पर पयाररत हकोनदे कदे कयारण आददेश -9 दनयम-13 सरी0 परी0 सरी0 कया ्ቚयाथरनया-पत गया्ቨ नहीሻ हहै तथया दनरस्त हकोनदे यकोग्य हहै। 3- दवपकरी ससंख्यया-1 दयारया ्ቚस्तयत वयाजदयायर ्ቚयाथरनया-पत एवसं इस न्ययाययालय दयारया पयाररत ्ቚश्नरत आददेश ददनयासंक 18.11.2022 कया अवलकोकन दकयया रयया। आददेश ददनयासंक 18.11.2022 कदे अवलकोकन सदे स्प्ቖ हहै दक ्ቚश्नरत दनररयानरी मम दनयत दतधथ कको दनररयानरीकतयार कदे दवदयान अधधिवकया उपसस्थत थदे , उनकदे पक कको सयनया रयया, परन्तय दवपकरी कदे अधधिवकया अनयपसस्थत थदे। धलधखत बहस कदे धलए अवसर ्ቚदयान दकयया रयया , परन्तय धलधखत बहस दयाधखल नहीሻ दकयया रयया। ्ቚकरण दरीरर अवधधि सदे दवचयारयाधिरीन हकोनदे कदे दृद्ቖरत ्ቚश्नरत आददेश ददनयासंक 18.11.2022 दयारया दनररयानरी रयण -दकोष कदे आधियार पर दनणरत ककी रयरी हहै। ्ቚयाथर /दवपकरी ससंख्यया-1 दयारया ्ቚस्तयत वयाजदयायर ्ቚयाथरनया-पत/शपथ-पत मम वदणरत तथ्यख कदे दृद्ቖरत न्ययायदहत मम ्ቚयाथरनया - पत स्वरीकयार करतदे हहए ्ቚश्नरत दनररयानरी मम पयाररत एकपकरीय आददेश ददनयासंक 18.11.2022 वयापस लदेतदे हहए दनररयानरी मयल नम्बर ्ቚदत ्ቚदतस्थयादपत ककी जयातरी हहै। अवर न्ययाययालय ककी पतयावलरी उपलब्धि हहै तथया उभयपक भरी उपसस्थत हह। अततः पतयावलरी बहस हदेतय ददनयासंक 07.11.2023 कको ्ቚस्तयत हको। (रण दवजय ययादव) अपर आययक(्ቚशयासन) 5. In view of the aforesaid, this Court finds that present petition has now become infructuous. It is accordingly consigned to records with liberty to the parties to pursue their case before the Revisional Authority who is expected to conclude the same within six months, if there is no legal impediment, by passing a reasoned and speaking order in the matter after taking note of entire facts of the case including the fact related to proceeding under Section 229-B of the Act 1950. Order Date :- 1.4.2025 Anand/- ANAND KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench