OM PRAKASH Vs. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CONSOLIDATION

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Sri S.C. Tripathi, for the petitioner and Standing Counsel, for the respondents.

(2.) THE writ petition has been filed for issue of writ of prohibition, prohibiting Deputy Director of Consolidation from entertaining/deciding the restoration applications filed by respondents -2 and 3 and for mandamus directing Deputy Director of Consolidation to decide the issue relating to maintainability of restoration application and delay condonation application as preliminary issues with reasoned order before hearing/deciding restoration application on merit.

(3.) THE petitioner filed his objection that village has already been notified under Section 52 of the Act on 10.04.1982. On the date of notification, no proceeding was pending as such restoration applications filed after such a long time, was not maintainable. The restoration applications are long barred by limitation and there is no reason to condone the delay. Restoration application filed by Rajya Sarkar Bajariye Apper Zila Shaskiya Adhivakta Rajasva, Jaunpur was not maintainable. Raj Bahadur was not affected by the impugned order as such restoration application on his behalf was not maintainable. The counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner raised these points and prayed to Deputy Director of Consolidation to decide these points as preliminary points but he is adamant to decide restoration application on merit. These preliminary points goes to the root of the case and are liable to be decided before hearing the restoration application. These restoration applications have been filed by unauthorized persons after notification under Section 52 of the Act as such respondent -1 is liable to be restrained from proceeding in the matter.