HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 34307 of 2025 Court No. - 6 HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J. 1. After some argument, counsel for the petitioner has confined his prayer and prayed to direct the respondent no. 2 before whom the statutory appeal filed by the petitioner under section 13(1) Essential Commodities Act (Sales and Distribution Control) being Appeal No. 2321/2025 is pending to decide the same expeditiously. 2. Counsel for the respondent has no objection regarding the aforesaid prayer. 3. Heard counsel for the parties and perused the record. 4. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, the present petition is finally disposed of directing the respondent no. 2 /Joint Food Commissioner (Food & Civil Supply), Prayagraj Region, Prayagraj to decide the aforesaid appeal strictly in accordance with law after providing opportunity of hearing to all the parties concerned most expeditiously and preferably within a period of three months from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order. September 25, 2025 Arti Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Piyush Patel, Pradeep Kumar Counsel for Respondent(s) : Azad Rai, C.S.C. (Prakash Padia,J.) Smt Neda Bano .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- ARTI SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad