Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:26911 Court No. - 34 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 34125 of 2024 Petitioner :- Tej Pratap Singh Respondent :- State Of Up And 13 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Vijay Kumar Dubey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Kumar Nigam,J. 1. Heard learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents and perused the record. 2. The instant writ petition has been filed for the following relief: "(a) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent No. 2 to decide application dated 17.07.2022 u/s 24 of U.P. Revenue Code within specific period, which may be fixed by this Hon'ble Court, in accordance with law and further direct the parties to maintain status quo with regard to possession over the land in question till the disposal of application u/s 24 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006." 3. From the perusal of the writ petition and annexures annexed thereto, it appears that an application under Section 24 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 is pending since 17.07.2022 and several dates have been fixed by the court concerned, however, till date, the same has not been decided. 4. No useful purpose would be served in keeping this petition pending. 5. Considering 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 - Upziladhikari, Tehsil- Khalilabad, District- Sant Kabir Nagar to consider and decide the aforementioned application, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three 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 there is no other legal impediment. Order Date :- 25.2.2025 Nitika Sri. (Manish Kumar Nigam, J.) Digitally signed by :- NITIKA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad