Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:19955 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 1982 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shrikant Pandey Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief/ Prin. Secy., Revenue, Lko. And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Piyush Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Mohan Singh Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State/opposite party Nos.1 and 2 as well as Shri Mohan Singh, learned counsel for the opposite party No.3/Gaon Sabha and perused the record. In view of order proposed to be passed, issuance of notice to the private- respondents is hereby dispensed with. By means of this petition, the petitioner seeks following main relief :- "i) to issue an appropriate order or direction directing the respondent no. 2 to hear the appeal bearing no.449 of 2025, Shrikant Pandey vs. Prem Narayan and others for admission and further to take decision on the application for Interim relief filed by the petitioner along with the appeal, expeditiously within stipulated time period." Taking note of the fact that the petitioner is an old an infirm person and on account of pendency of the appeal, the petitioner is suffering great hardship, the indulgence of this Court is required in the matter. The prayer is to expedite the proceedings of pending case. Learned State counsel as well as learned counsel for the opposite party No.3 submits that they have no objection in case an expedite order is passed. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the view that no fruitful purpose will be served in keeping this petition pending. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the opposite party No.2/Additional Commissioner (Administration), Ayodhya Division, Ayodhya to decide the issue of admission of the appeal as also the interim relief application most expeditiously after affording full opportunity of hearing to the parties to the litigation and without granting unnecessary adjournment to either party preferably, say within a period of two months from the next date fixed in the case, if there is no other legal impediment. 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 :- 9.4.2025 ML/- Digitally signed by :- MUNNA LAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench