Akali Devi v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

Court No. - 47 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 42361 of 2023 Petitioner :- Akali Devi Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Surendra Nath Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Kumar Nigam,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State and perused the record.

¶2The instant writ petition has been filed praying for a mandamus directing respondent No. 2 to decide the Computerized Appeal No. D202305310000257/2015 (Akali Devi Versus Kishore and others) under Section 27(3) of U.P. Land Revenue (Survey and Record Operation) Rules, 1978, within stipulated period.

¶3Learned counsel for the petitioner states that appeal of the petitioner is pending since 2015 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. 4 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.

¶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 respondent No. 2-Assistant Record Officer, Gorakhpur to consider and decide the aforementioned case, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of six 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 :- 8.12.2023 Nitika Sri. (Manish Kumar Nigam, J.) High Court of Judicature at Allahabad