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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 35557 of 2025 Court No. - 6 HON'BLE DR. YOGENDRA KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, J. Heard Sri Bajrang Bahadur Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Indramani Kushwaha, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State respondents and Sri Vijay Bhan Singh, learned Advocate holding brief of Sri Rameshwar Prasad Shukla, learned counsel representing the respondent-Gram Sabha. Counsel for the petitioners has confined his relief to Prayer No. 3, which is for a direction to the respondent No. 2, the Assistant Collector/Tehsildar, Tehsil Lalganj, District Azamgarh, to decide the restoration application filed in Case No. 00255 of 2020 (Computerized Case No. T202015060400255) [State Vs. Shyamaram], under Section 67 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, expeditiously and within a stipulated time period, in which an order dated 22.1.2025 is stated to have been passed ex parte against the petitioner. The application seeking restoration has been filed along with a prayer for condonation of delay and on said application the respondent no.2 has passed an order dated 6.9.2025 directing the application to be put with the records. It is submitted that the restoration application is still pending and the delay in its disposal is causing undue hardship to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner, by way of the present petition has sought for an expeditious disposal of the restoration application. Counsel appearing for the State-respondents and the counsel for the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Bajarang Bahadur Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Rameshwar Prasad Shukla Shyamaram .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s)
respondent Gram Sabha have no objection if the application is decided at an early date. Having regard to the aforesaid, the writ petition is disposed of with an observation that the court/authority concerned would make an endeavor to decide the aforesaid restoration application, in accordance with law, expeditiously preferably within a period of three months, provided there is no other legal impediment. October 10, 2025 Arun K. Singh WRIC No. 35557 of 2025 2 (Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,J.) Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad