HONBLE JUSTICE SHASHI KANT GUPTA, HONBLE JUSTICE UMESH KUMAR | HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD | Petitioner :- Shivanand Respondent :- State Of U.P. And Another | Division Bench: Case :- No. – 27139 of 2019 | Shivanand vs State Of U.P. & Another on 26 August, 2019

 “………..it has come to the notice of this Division bench of the Court that apart from various applications for conversion of Nazul lands into free hold, large number of applications are also pending before the authority concerned for renewal of leases wherein no orders are invariably passed for renewal of lease of Nazul land (after its expiry)…………………. such matters are dragged on for years and decades………such tendency of authorities concerned of not passing any orders on the applications filed for renewal of lease within a reasonable period is highly deplorable, objectionable and unjust…………………..It needs to be deprecated……………The Govt policy of renewal of lease rights casts a duty on the administrative authorities to pass orders withing a reasonable time, however, as observed herein above, the authorities fail in their duty…………Authorities dealing with the renewal of lease cannot be allowed to sleep over the matter ad infinitum not only causing harassment to the public at large but also public exchequer……….in turn giving rise to unnecessary litigation. ………..inordinate delay in deciding applications for renewal of lease is violative of fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution of India”