Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:17871 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 1732 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ashok Singh Respondent :- Nayab Tahsildar Rampur, Tahsil Lalganj, Pratapgarh And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Alok Kumar Tripathi 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 present petition has been filed for the following main relief:- "i. direct the Nayab Tahsildar Rampur, Tahsil Lalganj, District Pratapgarh, the opposite party no.1, to decide Case No. RST/03677/2016 (Computerized No. T201602570203677) "Ashok Singh Vs. Vinod" pending before it since the year 2001 expeditiously or within the time stipulated by this Hon'ble Court." In view of the settled principles of law that mutation proceedings being summary in nature, should preferably be decided expeditiously and the case in issue is pending since 2001, this Court is of the view that no gainful purpose will be served in keeping the aforesaid petition pending. Accordingly the present petition is disposed of with direction to respondent No.-1 to consider and decide the pending proceedings of Mutation case in Case No. RST/03677/2016, Computerized No. T201602570203677 (Ashok Singh Vs. Vinod), most expeditiously, after affording full opportunity of hearing to the parties, but without granting any unnecessary adjournment, preferably within a period of three months from the next date fixed before it. 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. 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