Allahabad High Court
WRIC/15267/2026 of SATYENDRA ALIAS SATYENDRA CHAUHAN Vs STATE OF U.P. AND 12 OTHERS on 22 April 2026
JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 15267 of 2026 Court No. - 36 HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR NIGAM, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 2. The present petition has been filed with the following prayer: "Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of MANDAMUS
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 15267 of 2026
Court No. - 36
HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR NIGAM, J.
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1. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.
2. The present petition has been filed with the following prayer: "Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of MANDAMUS to direct the respondent No.2, 3 and 4 to remove the illegal encroachment from the public land bearing Araji No.165, Area 0.1140 hectare, Araji No.163, Area 0.0740 hectare, Araji No.168 Area 0.410 hectare, Araji No.95 Area 0.0310 hectare, Araji No.98 Area 0.410, registered as public property in revenue record situated at Village Makhdumpur Tehsil Jakhania, District Ghazipur encroached by Respondents No.6 to 13."
3. Learned Standing Counsel has raised a preliminary objection that the petitioner has an alternative remedy to approach appropriate authority by moving an application under Section 67 of the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006 in view of the judgment passed by this Court in Jahar Singh v. State of U.P. reported in 2017(4) ADJ 619 as well as in Kanhaiya Lal v. State of U.P. and others reported in 2023 (12) ADJ 226.
4. Since the petitioner has an alternative remedy, I am not Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Saurabh Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : Bhupendra Kumar Tripathi, C.S.C. Satyendra Alias Satyendra Chauhan .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 12 Others .....Respondent(s)
inclined to entertain the instant petition.
5. In case, the petitioner moves an application under Section 67 of Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006, before appropriate authority, the same shall be decided after hearing all the concerned parties in accordance with law.
6. With the aforesaid observation, the petition is disposed of.
April 23, 2026 Ved Prakash WRIC No. 15267 of 2026 2 (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad