Smt Devanta Devi v. State of U.P. and 4 Others

Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 34453 of 2023 Petitioner :- Smt Devanta Devi Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Akhilesh Tripathi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Bhupendra Kumar Tripathi Hon'ble Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J. Heard Sri Akhilesh Tripathi, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondent. This writ petition has been filed interalia for the following relief:- "A) Issue an appropriate writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent development authorities particularly respondent no. 2 to decide the Appeal No. 83 of 2021 (Smt. Devanta Devi Vs. State of U.P. and others) with the stipulated period. B) ...." It has been stated by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the appeal no. 83 of 2021 (Smt. Devanta Devi Vs. State of U.P. and others)of the petitioner is pending since 13.10.2021 before the Deputy Commissioner (Foods) Division Varanasi at Varanasi and same may be decided within the stipulated time. The learned Standing Counsel has no objection to the submission made by the counsel for the petitioner. No useful purpose would be served by keeping this petition pending in view of the order, which the Court proposes to pass hereunder. Without entering into the controversy involved in the writ petition, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no. 2 to decide the aforesaid appeal in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, without granting any unnecessary or long adjournments to either of the parties, preferably within a period of four months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order, if there is no other legal impediment. Order Date :- 16.10.2023/Arti High Court of Judicature at Allahabad