RAM DEO Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) ASHOK Bhushan, J. Heard Sri R. B. Singhal, Sri Pradeep Kumar Bhardwaj, Sri R. K. Mishra, Sri B. D. Mishra, Sri Sharad Mandhyan, Sri Manoj Pathak, Sri Santosh Kumar Srivastava, Rajendra Kumar Mishra, Sri V. K. Mishra, Sri Abhishek Mayank, Harish Chandra Mishra, Sri Javed Habib, Sri B. M. Singh, Sri Syed Mahmood, Sri Ashfaq Ahmad Ansari, Sri Anil Kumar Aditya and Sri Triveni Shanker, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners. Sri V. K. Singh has been heard for respective Land Management Committees and learned Standing counsel has been heard for the State.

(2.) ALL the above writ petitions raise similar issues, which have been heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment.

(3.) PETITIONERS' case in the writ petition is that a report was sent by Lekhpal and forwarded by other revenue officials to Tahsildar/sub-Divisional Officer stating that the names of the petitioners are continuing in Class-3 as asam in Khatauni, which may be expunged and the land be vested in the State. The Tahsildar/sub-Divisional Officer acting on the said reports, has directed expunction of the en tries. PETITIONERS' grievance is that the said expunction has been directed without drawing any proceeding and without issuing any notice to the petitioners.