HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 21667 of 2025 Court No. - 74 HON'BLE DEEPAK VERMA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned AGA for the State. 2. The present writ petition has been filed to allow the present interim mandamus application and to issue interim mandamus directing the respondent authority Commissioner, Azamgarh Mandal, Azamgarh to expedite and conclude the proceedings of Case No.1316/2024 Computer Case No.C202415000001316 (Arvind Kumar Mishra vs. District Magistrate, Mau), under section 6 U.P.Control of Goondas Act, 1970. Further, directing the respondent no.3 to proceed with the hearing of appeal and not to grant unnecessary adjournment. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that by order dated 29.06.2024, District Magistrate, Mau has passed externment order against which the petitioner has preferred appeal before Commissioner, Azamgarh Mandal, Azamgarh alongwith stay application on 13.08.2024 and the Commissioner Azamgarh Mandal, Azamgarh/respondent no.2 has not passed any order on the stay application of the petitioner. Present writ petition has filed with direction in the nature of mandamus to decide the stay application dated 13.08.2024 of the petitioner within stipulated period. 4. Learned AGA has no objection to the prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner. 5. The present writ petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondent no.2 i.e. Commissioner Azamgarh Division, Azamgarh to decide the stay application of the petitioner preferably within a period of two weeks from today. 6. Till then, no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioner in the aforesaid case. October 8, 2025 SKD Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Vinay Bhushan Upadhyay Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. (Deepak Verma,J.) Arvind Kumar Mishra .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- SURJIT KUMAR DEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad