Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:10717 Court No. - 19 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 904 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shanti Devi Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Revenue Deptt., Lko. And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Prince Singh,Dinesh Chandra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Pankaj Gupta Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner, learned State Counsel for opposite parties no. 1 & 2 and Mr. Talib Khan Advocate holding brief on behalf of Mr. Pankaj Gupta, learned counsel for opposite party no. 3. In view of order being passed, notice to opposite parties no. 4 & 5 stands dispensed with. 2. Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the Court concerned for expeditious disposal of partition suit instituted by opposite party no.4 under Section 116 of Revenue Code pending consideration since 2012 in which petitioner is one of the defendants. 3. It is submitted that all the defendants in the suit proceedings have already appeared and filed their written statements. 4. In view thereof, the opposite party no. 2 i.e. Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Devi Patan Mandal, Tehsil- Utraula, District- Balrampur is directed to decide the Computerized Case No. T2017081076031207 (Chhangur versus Shanti Devi) expeditiously without granting any undue adjournments to either parties. Liberty is granted to petitioner to approach this Court again in case the proceedings are not decided within a period of one year from the date a certified copy of this order is brought on record of proceedings in case there is no other legal impediment. 5. The aforesaid time frame shall be subject to cooperation by petitioner in early disposal of the proceedings. 6. With aforesaid directions, petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 18.2.2025 Satish Digitally signed by :- SATISH KUMAR BHARATI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench