Mustak Ahmad v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Court No. - 47 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 36718 of 2023 Petitioner :- Mustak Ahmad Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ganesh Shankar Dubey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Kumar Nigam,J.

¶1Supplementary affidavit filed by the learned counsel for the petitioner today and the same is taken on record.

¶2Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State and perused the record.

¶3The instant writ petition has been filed praying for a mandamus directing respondent No. 2 to decide the Case No. 2 of 2008-2009 (Computerized Case No. C2006020000404) Munshi Raja and others Vs. Shaharyar and others under Section 219 of the Revenue Act, 1901, within stipulated period.

¶4Contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that revision is pending since 2009, the opposite party has also appeared and has filed written arguments. He prayed that the same may be decided, expeditiously.

¶5From perusal of the order sheet, annexed as Annexure No. 2 to the writ petition, it appears that several dates have been fixed by the Court concerned, however, till date, the aforesaid case has not been decided.

¶6No useful purpose would be served in keeping this petition pending.

¶7Considering 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 respondent No. 2 - Additional Commissioner-Ist Prayagraj, District-Prayagraj to consider and decide the aforementioned case, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of two months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order after giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned and without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties provided that there is no other legal impediment. Order Date :- 1.11.2023 Nitika Sri. (Manish Kumar Nigam, J.) High Court of Judicature at Allahabad