RAMA SHANKAR @ LALLU Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Sri Shiv Naresh Singh, for the petitioners and Standing Counsel, for State of U.P.

(2.) THE writ petition has been filed against the orders of the Collector, dated 09.12.1999, directing to delete, entry of column -9 in favour of the petitioners from plots 529 (area 0 -5 -0 bigha), 544 (area 0 -4 -0 bigha), 550 (area 0 -4 -0 bigha) and 2671 -kha (area 2 -0 -0 bigha) of village Mahugarh, tappa Upraudh, tahsil Lalganj, district Mirzapur, from khatauni 1407 F - 1412 F and Board of Revenue, U.P. dated 31.03.2014, dismissing the revision of the petitioner.

(3.) IT is alleged that the petitioners were in cultivatory possession of the land in dispute since 1368 F. During partal, Lekhpal recorded possession of the petitioners in khasra. After verification, Revenue Inspector has recorded the names of the petitioners in column -9 of khatauni 1407 F - 1412 F. On a complaint made on Tahsil Diwas, the Collector without giving any opportunity of hearing and without conducting any inquiry, directed to delete entry of column -9 in favour of the petitioners from the land in dispute. The petitioners filed a revision (registered as Revision No. 26 of 2000 -01) against the aforesaid order, which was dismissed by Board of Revenue, U.P. by order dated 31.03.2014, holding that the revision was not maintainable. Hence this writ petition has been filed.