SATYA NARAIN GIRI Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Sri A.B. Singh, counsel for the petitioner and Sri Sanjay Goswami, Standing Counsel, for the respondents.

(2.) THE writ petition has been filed against the orders of Prescribed Authority dated 31.03.1994, declaring an area of 29.81 acre land, in terms of irrigated land as surplus with the petitioner and Commissioner Gorakhpur Division, Gorakhpur dated 20.04.1995, dismissing the appeal of the petitioner, in the proceedings under Section 10 (2) of U.P. Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1960 (hereinafter referred to as the Act).

(3.) THE petitioner filed an appeal (registered as Ceiling Appeal No. 404 of 1976) from the aforesaid order. The appeal was heard by IVth Additional District Judge, Deoria, who by order dated 10.08.1977 partly allowed the appeal of the petitioner and held 10.78 acre land, in terms of irrigated land as surplus with the petitioner. The petitioner filed a writ petition (registered as Writ Petition No. 5057 of 1977, which was dismissed on 13.04.1978. The petitioner moved a Review Application before the appellate court, which was rejected by order dated 13.01.1979. The petitioner then filed another writ petition (registered as Writ Petition No.1914 of 1979, which was dismissed by this Court by order dated 14.09.1981.