Smt. Meena Kushwaha v. State of U.P. and 19 Others

Court No. - 47 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 35432 of 2023 Petitioner :- Smt. Meena Kushwaha Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 19 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Santosh Kumar Gaur,Virendra Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Azad Rai Hon'ble Manish Kumar Nigam,J.

¶1Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State.

¶2The instant writ petition has been filed praying for a mandamus directing the respondent No.2, Sub Divisional Magistrate, Tehsil-Karchana, district-Prayagraj to decide the Case No. 12784 of 2022, Computerized Case No. T202202030512784, under Section 116 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 within stipulated period.

¶3Learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that opposite party appeared before the court below. The aforesaid case is pending since 2022 before respondent no. 2 for adjudication. He prayed that the same may be decided expeditiously.

¶4From perusal of the order-sheet, annexed as Annexure No. 3 to the writ petition, it appears that several dates have been fixed by the court concerned and the opposite party has appeared before the court below, however, till date, the aforesaid case has not been decided.

¶5No useful purpose would be served in keeping this petition pending.

¶6Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition stands disposed of finally with a direction to the respondent No.2, Sub Divisional Magistrate, Tehsil-Karchana, district-Prayagraj to consider and decide the aforementioned case expeditiously in accordance with law without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties provided that there is no other legal impediment. Order Date :- 12.10.2023 Faridul High Court of Judicature at Allahabad