KHURSHEED Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Sri Arvind Kumar Singh, for the petitioners and Standing Counsel for the respondents.

(2.) THE writ petition has been filed against the order of Deputy Director of Consolidation dated 02.05.2003 and Settlement Officer Consolidation dated 20.08.2001 and Consolidation Officer dated 14.02.2001, passed in title proceedings under UP Consolidation of Holdings Act -1953 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Act').

(3.) THE petitioners filed an appeal from the aforesaid order, claiming that their names be recorded as bhumidhar with transferable rights instead of asami. The appeal was heard by Settlement Officer, Consolidation who by order dated 20.08.2001 held that Consolidation Officer has illegally directed for recording the names of the petitioners over the land in dispute. Accordingly, the order of Consolidation Officer dated 14.02.2001 was set aside by order dated 20.08.2001. The petitioners filed a revision (registered as Revision No. 206/515 of 2002 -03) from the aforesaid order which has been dismissed by order dated 02.05.2003 passed by Deputy Director of Consolidation. Hence this writ petition has been filed.