WRIT - C No. 37803 of 2022 at Allahabad

Reserved on 10.11.2025 Delivered on 20.01.2026 HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 37803 of 2022 Sanjay Kumar Pandey And 2 Others .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Santosh Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Ravi Prakash Pandey Court No. - 40 HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J. HON'BLE SUDHANSHU CHAUHAN, J. A.F.R. ( Per; Hon’ble Sudhanshu Chauhan, J) 1. Heard Sri Sanjay Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent nos. 1 to 3 and Sri Ravi Prakash Pandey, learned counsel for the respondent no.4. 2. It is contended on behalf of the petitioners that the father of the petitioners, Sri Lalji was the recorded tenure-holder of certain holdings situated in Village Baraipur, Pargana Shivpur, District Varanasi. A survey of the holdings of Sri Lalji was conducted on 17.08.1977, in pursuance thereto the statement of holdings was submitted by Sri Lalji under Section 6(1) of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 (hereinafter referred to as the “Act, 1976”). Subsequently, a notice dated 31.07.1980 was served upon Sri Lalji to which, he submitted