RAKESH Vs. COLLECTOR/DISTRICT DEPUTY DIRECTOR CONSOLIDATION BAGHPAT

JUDGEMENT

(1.) KRISHNA Murari, J. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 3-6-2003 passed by the Deputy Director of Consolidation, Baghpat, in exercise of power conferred by Section 48 (3) of the U. P. Consolidation of Holdings Act (for short the Act) directing to expunge "amaldaramad" of the names of the petitioners from the land in dispute.

(2.) THE facts as set out in the writ petition are that the Land Management Committee of Village Barnawa District Meerut (now District Baghpat) made allotment of certain land in favour of the petitioners 1st Set and pro-forma respondents No. 7, 8 and 9, in the year 1983. THE village was notified for consolidation operation on 27-6-1983. Time barred objections under Section 9 of the Act was filed by the petitioners 1st Set for mutation of their names on the basis of the said allotment. THE Consolidation Officer vide order passed on different dates condoned the delay and allowed the objections filed by the petitioners 1st Set. Similarly, objections filed by pro-forma respondent No. 7 were also allowed. In so far as petitioner No. 9 is concerned he had filed objections under Section 9 of the Act on the allegation that he was landless agricultural labour belonging to scheduled caste and was in cultivatory possession over the land in dispute for more than 15 years and hence had acquired rights under Section 122 B (4-f) of the U. P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act. This objection was also allowed by the Consolidation Officer. THE orders passed by the Consolidation Officer on various objections were duly incorporated in CH Form-11.

(3.) I have heard Sri Sankatha Rai, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners, learned standing Counsel for State respondents and Sri S. A. Sah appearing for respondent No. 4.