MAHENDRA Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioners are 26 in number and have assailed the resumption order dated 28.12.2006 passed by the Commissioner, Meerut Division, Meerut (Respondent No. 2 (Annexure No. 9 to the writ petition) whereby the khaora numbers given in the list have been resumed by the State with a provision to pay compensation.

(2.) ACCORDING to Sri S.K. Misra, learned counsel for the petitioners the Land Management Committee, Chhitra, district Gautam Buddh Nagar passed a resolution dated 31.7.1997 for leasing certain land for agricultural purpose to the petitioners and other persons on the ground that they were poor landless agricultural labourers and belonged to the Scheduled Caste communities. The resolution dated 31.7.1997 was approved by the Deputy Collector, Dadri on 20.8.1997 and the petitioners allege to have been handed over possession in the month of September, 1997. They state that the (lease) pattas of land to the respective petitioners are of less than 3.125 acres.

(3.) THE petitioners allege to have assailed the interim order dated 14.6.2010 by filing Special Appeal No. 604 of 2010 which was allowed on 28.6.2010 (Annexure No. 8 to the writ petition) and the interim order dated 14.6.2010 passed by the learned Single Judge granting stay was set aside.