Shafiq Mirza v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Housing and Urban Planning, Lko. and 3 Others

Court No. - 18 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 5066 of 2023 Petitioner :- Shafiq Mirza Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Housing And Urban Planning, Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Pankaj Gupta Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard. In view of order proposed to be passed, issuance of notice to the private-respondent(s) is hereby dispensed with. Present petition has been filed for the following main relief:- "(i) Issue an order or direction commanding the opposite party No.3 to decide the case number 67/2018 (State Vs. Om Prakash Gupta) at an early date or within stipulated time without providing any unnecessary adjournment to the parties of case." Considering the period of pendency of suit i.e. about five years as also that the issue involved in the said case relates to sanction of map, this Court is of the view that the case should be decided expeditiously. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent no. 3/Prescribed Authority Regulated Area/Sub Divisional Officer, Tehsil-Sadar, District - Lakhmpur Kheri to conclude the proceedings, in issue, most expeditiously, after affording full opportunity of hearing to the parties to the litigation but without granting any adjournment to either party preferably within a period of six months from the next date fixed in the case. It is made clear that this Court has not examined the case of either party on merits and the Authority concerned shall be free to decide the matter strictly in accordance with law. With the aforesaid, the petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 10.10.2023/Mohit Singh/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench