Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:43785 Court No. - 6 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 729 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shanti Devi And Another Respondent :- Sub Divisional Officer, Tehsil Haidergarh, Barabanki And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mohiuddin Khan Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J. 1. Heard Shri Mohiuddin Khan, learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Standing counsel on behalf of State- respondents and Sri Mohan Singh for respondent No.3-Gram Panchayat. 2. The present petition has been filed for the following main relief:- "i. Issue an order or direction thereby commanding and directing the Sub- Divisional Officer, Tehsil Haidergarh, District Barabanki to expedite the proceedings and decide Appeal bearing Case No.2482 of 2024, Computerized Case No.T202404120502482, under Section 207 U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, titled Smt. Shanti Devi and another Versus Pankaj Singh and others, within such time bound period as may be deemed fit and fixed by this Hon'ble Court." 3. It is stated that as per Rule 183(4) of the U.P. Revenue Code Rules, 2016 made under U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 read with para 458(2) of U.P. Revenue Court Manual, an appeal or revision should preferably be decided within a period of six months. However, in the instant case, the appeal is pending since 28.03.2024 and on account of pendency of the same, the petitioners, are suffering great hardship and mental agony. Prayer is to direct the authority concerned to decide the case within stipulated time. 4. It is further submitted that though a large number of dates have been fixed, however, for the reasons beyond control, the matter has not yet been decided. 5. Learned standing counsel submits that he has no objection in case an expedite order is passed. 6. In view of above, the instant petition is disposed of with a direction to the authority concerned to decide the pending appeal within 6 months from the next date fixed in the matter, if there is no other legal impediment in this regard, after providing proper opportunity of hearing to the parties to the litigation. For conducting the proceedings in the time specified, unnecessary adjournments be avoided. The petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the proceedings. 7. It is made clear that the Court has not examined the case of either of the parties on merits and the authority concerned shall be free to decide the matter strictly in accordance with law. 8. With the aforesaid observations, the petition is disposed of. [Alok Mathur,J.] Order Date :- 29.7.2025 KR Digitally signed by :- RABINDRA KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench