Allahabad High Court
WRIC/14589/2026 of MAHENDRA PRATAP RAI Vs STATE OF U.P. AND 5 OTHERS on 19 April 2026
JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 14589 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 nature of Mandamus
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 14589 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 nature of Mandamus directing the respondent No. 2 to 5 to take necessary action against the respondent No. 6 according to law regarding the illegal encroachment made by respondent no. 6 over the plot No. 937 area 386 hectare situate in Village Reeva (Babhangawan), Pargana and Tehsil-Nizamabad, District- Azamgarh."
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 inclined to entertain the instant petition. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Avadhesh Singh, Sri Ram Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Rameshwar Prasad Shukla Mahendra Pratap Rai .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 5 Others .....Respondent(s)
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 20, 2026 Ved Prakash WRIC No. 14589 of 2026 2 (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad