Ram Ashray v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 38083 of 2023 Petitioner :- Ram Ashray Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Adeel Ahmad Khan Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondent. This writ petition has been filed with a prayer to direct the respondents no. 2/Commissioner Gorakhpur Region, Gorakhpur to decide the Case No. 465 of 2023 Computerized Case No. C202305000000465 (Suresh Vs. Prescribed Authority Judicial (ceiling)/Upper Ziladhikari) arising out under section 13 U.P. Imposition of Ceiling and Land Holding Act, 1960 within stipulated period. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the against the order dated 01.03.2023 passed by Prescribed Authority an Appeal has been filed u/s 13 U.P. Imposition of Ceiling and Land Holding Act, 1960 is pending since 21.03.2023. Therefore, a direction may be issued to respondent no.2 to decide the same within stipulated period. 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 after giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, by means of a reasoned and speaking order, expeditiously preferably within a period of three months, from the date of production of a certified copy of this order, if there is no legal impediment. It is made clear that this Court has not examined the merits of the claim of the petitioner and the authority concerned shall apply its own mind strictly in accordance with law. Order Date :- 1.12.2023 Arti High Court of Judicature at Allahabad