SANTOSH DEVI Vs. DY DIRECTOR OF CONSOLIDATION SAHARANPUR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Smt. Durga Tiwari, learned Counsel for the petitioners and Sri Riduvant Pratap Singh and Sri S.C. Verma, who have appeared for the caveator. This writ petition arises out of an objection under section 9A(2) of the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act and is directed against the order dated 2.9.2014 passed by the Deputy Director of Consolidation as also the order dated 24.7.2013 passed by the Consolidation Officer in Case No. 31 under section 9A(2), Somdutt v. Rameshwar.

(2.) THE dispute in the writ petition pertains to plot No. 778 area 6 -7 -0, situated in village Jaroda Panda, Pargana Deoband, Tehsil Rampur Maniharan, District Saharanpur, which admittedly belonged to one Rameshwar Dayal. Both the parties claim on the basis of registered sale deeds executed by the said Rameshwar Dayal in their favour. The respondent No. 4 claims on the basis of a registered sale deed dated 13.8.1973 while the claim of the petitioners' is based on a registered sale deed dated 21.1.1981.

(3.) IT appears that prior to the start of consolidation operations, proceedings for mutation were taken under section 34 of the U.P. Land Revenue Act.