Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:17779 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 1712 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shanti Devi Respondent :- Tehsildar, Sohawal Tehsil, Ayodhya And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Arun Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard. In view of order proposed to be passed, issuance of notice to the private-respondent(s) is hereby dispensed with. The instant petition has been preferred seeking following main relief(s):- "i- Issue a direction upon the opposite party no. 1 to expedite the final disposal of the mutation case No. 5197/2018-2467/2014, Computerized Case No. T 201804230205197, titled Smt. Shanti Devi vs. Santosh Kumar, filed under Section 34 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, relating to Village Madhupur, Pargana Hevali Awadh, Tehsil Sohawal, District Ayodhya, within a reasonable period as may be prescribed by this Hon'ble Court in the interest of justice." Considering the fact that the case in issue relates to mutation and the mutation proceedings, being summary in nature, ought to have been decided expeditiously and in the instant case, the proceedings for mutation were instituted in the year 2014 and the same are still pending, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.1/Tehsildar, Sohawal Tehsil, Ayodhya to consider and decide the Case No. 5197/2018-2467/2014, Computerized Case No. T 201804230205197 (Smt. Shanti Devi vs. Santosh Kumar) most expeditiously after affording full opportunity of hearing to the parties to the litigation and without granting unnecessary adjournment to either party preferably within a period of three months from the next date fixed in the case. It is made clear that the Court has not examined the case of either party on merits and the Authority concerned shall be free to decide the matter strictly in accordance with law. With the aforesaid, the petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 28.3.2025 Arun/- Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR GANGWAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench