Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:27542 Court No. - 34 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 38609 of 2024 Petitioner :- Girish Chand Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 29 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Alind Kumar,Jai Singh,Kiran Rani,Laloo Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Sudhir Bharti Hon'ble Manish Kumar Nigam,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 2. This writ petition has been filed for following relief:- "I. Issue order or direction, in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.2 to expedite the proceedings of Appeal No. 1314/2024 (Girish Chandra Versus Abhay Kumar and others) and computerized Appeal No. C202305000001314 pending before the respondent no.2" 3. Contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that appeal is pending since 11.08.2023 and he prayed that same may be decided expeditiously. 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 - Commissioner, Gorakhpur Division, District- Gorakhpur to consider and decide the appeal, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of six months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order after ensuring service upon all the opposite parties, 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 :- 27.2.2025 Nitika Sri. (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- NITIKA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad