JUDGEMENT
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(1.) HEARD Sri L.P. Singh, for the petitioner. In spite of written information being given to Sri Gaurav Sisodia, Advocate, who are appearing for the contesting respondents, he did
not turn up for arguments.
(2.) THE writ petition has been filed for quashing the order of Joint Director of Consolidation dated 30.04.1991 and Deputy Director of Consolidation dated 04.01.2006,
arising out of chak allotment proceeding under U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953
(hereinafter referred to as the Act).
The petitioner purchased plot 1152/15/4 (area 6.27 acre) of village Terha, pargana Sumerpur district Hamirpur from Matadin through sale deed dated 07.09.1971. On the basis
of sale deed, his name was mutated in the khatauni 1378 F. The village was earlier placed in
consolidation operation by notification dated 17.08.1972. On the village being notified
under Section 9 of the Act, the objections were filed between the parties. However during
pendency of the revision, notification under Section 6 was issued as such earlier
proceedings were abated. Thereafter again notification under Section 4 (2) of the Act was
issued in 1980. In basic consolidation records the name of the petitioner was recorded over
plot 1152/15/4 (area 6.27 acre) and the names of Patirakhan and Jagroop sons of Ram
Sewak were recorded over 1152/14/1 (area 1.80 acre), 1152/14/2 (area 3.98 acre). It may be
mentioned that in last settlement records total area of 91.80 acre of plot 1152 was recorded.
There was partition between the zamindars, in which 1/3 share i.e. 30.60 acre was recorded
in the Mohal Rajaram and 2/3 share i.e. 61.20 acre was recorded in Mohal Maniram. During
survey and partal total area of plot 1152 was found 88.15 acre.
(3.) PATIRAKHAN and others (respondents -2 to 4) filed an objection under Section 9 of the Act, for correcting the area of plot 1152/13 and 1152/14 as 11.18 acre. It has been alleged
that plots 1152/13 and 1152/14 (total area 11.18 acre) was of Mohal Maniram and was in
their possession from long before abolition of zamindari. In consolidation extracts, the area
of different sub -plots of 1152 have wrongly shown in which their area has been shown as
4.68 acre. Prior to consolidation, they filed Case No. 15 of 1970 for correction of the area of sub -plots of plot 1152, which was decided on 08.06.1972 but it could not be given effect to
in revenue records. The petitioner contested the aforesaid objection on the ground that plot
1152/15/4 (area 6.27 acre) was of Mohal Rajaram and Matadin was its tenant. After date of vesting Matadin became its bhumidhar from whom he had purchased this plot. The
respondents had nothing to do with the land falling in Mohal Rajaram. In Case No. 248/22
of 1964 Jagroop Singh Vs. Matadin decided on 14.09.1964, the respondents were found to
be bhumidhar in possession of 8.08 acre alone. Apart from this area, the respondents were
not in possession of any other area of plot 1152. Judgment dated 14.09.1964 was binding
upon the respondents. The petitioner or Matadin were not parties in Case No. 15 of 1970 as
such order dated 08.06.1972 was not binding upon them nor this order was ever given effect
to. The case was tried by Consolidation Officer, who by the order dated 21.06.1982
dismissed the objection of the respondents. The appeal filed by the respondents was also
dismissed by order dated 12.10.1984. However the revision was allowed by order dated
06.12.1986 and the matter was remanded to Consolidation Officer.;
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