Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:17895 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 1757 of 2025 Petitioner :- Vijay Pal And Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. District Magistrate, Sultanpur And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rajeev Kumar Dwivedi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Mohan Singh 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 present petition has been filed for the following main relief:- "I. Issue a direction thereby directing the opposite party no.2 to decide the pending Case of Buddhu and another Vs. Village Panchayat Gopalpur Madhaiya and others" filed under section 161 of U.P. Z.A. Act in respect of Gata No. 189/0.1700 Hectare & Gata No. 183/0.1650 Hectare situated at Village-Gopalpur Madhaiya, Paragana Chanda, Tehsil - Lambhua, District Sultanpur pending before the court of Sub Divisional Magistrate, Tehsil Lambhua, District Sultanpur, since 23.05.2015 expeditiously, within stipulate period as prescribed by this Hon'ble Court, as contained in Annexure No.1 to this petition." Considering the facts as stated, particularly the period of pendency of the case, which appears to be pending since 2015, this petition is disposed of with direction to opposite party no.2, to consider and decide the pending case in issue, quoted in the prayer clause, most expeditiously, after affording full opportunity of hearing to the parties, but without granting any unnecessary adjournment, preferably within a period of six months from the next date fixed before it. 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 :- 1.4.2025 Jyoti/- Digitally signed by :- JYOTI RAJWANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench