Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:2222 Court No. - 20 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 82 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ramdheeraj Thru. His Wife Renu Devi Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Revenue, Lucknow And 18 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Archana Rawat,Rahul Kumar Kaushal Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Mohan Singh Hon'ble Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi,J. 1. Heard Ms. Archana Rawat, learned counsel for the petitioner; Sri Atul Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the State- respondents nos.1 to 3; Sri Govind Kumar Chaurasiya holding brief of Sri Mohan Singh, learned counsel for respondent no.3 and perused the record. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays for and is allowed to carry out certain corrections in the array of parties relating to the petitioner, during the course of the day. 3. The instant writ petition has been filed, inter alia, for the following relief: "To direct the opposite party no.2- Additional Commissioner (Judicial) Ayodhya, Division Ayodhya, to decide the appeal no. 1670/2023 (Jagannath versus Ramdheeraj and others) u/s 207 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 which is still pending since 2023 expeditiously as possible or within a period as stipulated by this Hon'ble Court." 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the case under Section 207 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 is pending for disposal since 2023 before the respondent no.2. Her submission is that the petitioner namely Ramdheeraj is the respondent in the said appeal and the Appellate Court passed an interim order in favour of private respondents. Due to continuance of the interim order, the petitioner is facing irreparable loss and hardship. 5. Sub Rule 4 of Rule 183 of U.P. Revenue Code Rules, 2016 provides as under: "The appellate or the revisional Court shall, endeavour to finally decide the appeal or revision, as the case may be, within a period of six months from the date of filing the appeal or revision and if the appeal or revision is not decided within the aforesaid period, the reason for the same shall be recorded." 6. There is a clear legislative mandate that if proceedings are not concluded within the period of time as provided under the aforesaid provision, reasons for the same shall be recorded. 7. Learned counsel appearing for the State submits that he has no objection to the extent that a direction is issued by this Court for expeditious disposal of the above mentioned case, within stipulated period as fixed by this Court. 8. In view of the nature of the order proposed to be passed, the service of notice upon the respondent nos.5 to 19 is dispensed with. 9. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the view that no useful purpose would be served in keeping this writ petition pending. 10. Accordingly, without adverting on merits of the case and with the consent of the parties present, this Court deems it appropriate to finally dispose of the present writ petition, with a direction to the Additional Commissioner (Judicial) Ayodhya, Division Ayodhya (respondent no.2), before whom the Case No. 1670 of 2023 (Computerized Case No. C202304000001670) is pending for disposal, to decide the same strictly in accordance with law, by a reasoned and speaking order on merit, after affording due opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, expeditiously and preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order, unless there is any legal impediment. It is further directed that no unnecessary adjournments shall be granted to either of the parties and the adjournment, if prayed for, will be permissible to be granted only in exceptional circumstances. 11. With the aforesaid direction, the present writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 13.1.2025 Abhishek Gupta Digitally signed by :- SUMAIRA AQUIL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench