JUDGEMENT
VIKRAM NATH,J. -
(1.) HEARD Sri Rajiv Joshi, learned Counsel for petitioners, Sri V.C. Srivastava, learned Counsel representing respondent No. 3 and learned Standing Counsel representing respondent Nos. 1 and 2.
(2.) THERE was a lis between Gangu and others (predecessors of the petitioners) on one side and Smt. Ram Murti Devi and her four sisters (daughters of Het Ram) on the other side. The Consolidation Authorities held in favour of Smt. Ram Murti Devi and her sisters. During the pendency of the proceedings before the Consolidation Courts, Smt. Ram Murti Devi and her sisters had transferred Plot Nos. 960/1, 971/1, 982/1, 989, 1008/2, 1010/1, 1010/2, 1011 and 1013 by means of a sale-deed dated 13.4.1970 in favour of Ali Hasan, father of Mazhar Hasan. Against the order of the Deputy Director of Consolidation, two writ petitions were filed by Gangu Singh and others, being the Writ Petition Nos. 3620 of 1979 and 4216 of 1979, which were consolidated and decided vide common judgment dated 20.7.2005. It would be worthwhile to note here that Writ Petition No. 3620 of 1979 was filed by Gangu and others against Ali Hasan, purchaser of some of the plots from Smt. Ram Murti Devi and her sisters and Writ Petition No. 4216 of 1979 was filed by Gangu impleading Smt. Ram Murti Devi and her sisters. This Court allowed the writ petitions and recorded that Smt. Ram Murti Devi and her sisters failed to execute the decree of eviction within limitation, the execution proceedings were dismissed as barred by time and further as Smt. Ram Murti Devi and others having not entered into possession at any stage after the decree, their rights stood extinguished. Once the rights of Smt. Ram Murti Devi and others stood extinguished, Ali Hasan who was vendee from them would also not get any right.
Against the judgment of this Court dated 20.7.2005, only one special leave petition was filed by the respondent No. 3, i.e. against the judgment in the Writ Petition No. 3620 of 1979. The Apex Court vide judgment dated 9.1.2008 allowed the .Civil Appeal No. 186 of 2008, arising out of the SLP No. 25863 of 2005, Mazhar Hasan v. Gangu Singh and others, holding that the rights of Smt. Ram Murti Devi and her sisters would not stand extinguished and, therefore, the rights given to Ali Hasan under the sale deed would also be valid. Accordingly the judgment of the High Court was set aside.
(3.) IN the meantime after the judgment of the High Court, Gangu Singh and others, filed an application under Rule 109-A of the U.P. Consolidation of Holding Rules, 1954 (hereinafter referred to as the Rules) on 29.11.2005 for incorporating the judgment of the High Court dated 20.7.2005. The respondent No. 3 objected to the said application on the ground that the judgment of the High Court having been set aside by the Apex Court, there was no question of maintainability of any application under Rule 109-A of the Rules. On the other hand the petitioners pressed their application on the ground that as the judgment of the High Court had been set aside by the Apex Court only with regard to the Writ Petition No. 3620 of 1979 i.e. in favour of the respondent No. 3 only and as Smt. Ram Murti Devi and her sisters did not challenge the judgment in so far as it related to the Writ Petition No. 4216 of 1979, the same had become final and ought to be implemented. The Consolidation Officer after considering the material on record came to the conclusion that the application under Rule 109-A of the Rules was not maintainable and accordingly rejected the same by order dated 4.6.2010. Against the said order the petitioners have filed an appeal, which is pending before the Settlement Officer Consolidation, Bijnor. The said appeal has been filed on 18.6.2010. It is for disposal of the said appeal that a writ of mandamus has been prayed by means of this writ petition.;
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