Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:20340 Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 3905 of 2025 Petitioner :- Hari Om Kumar Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Awas Awam Shahari Niyojan Vibhag And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Suresh Chandra Mishra,Kuldeep Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J. Heard Sri Shivangi Pandey holding brief of Sri Suresh Chandra Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Devesh Chandra Pathak, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for opposite party no.1 and notice on behalf of opposite parties no. 2 and 3 has been accepted by Sri S.C. Mishra Advocate. By means of present writ petition the petitioner has prayed the following main relief:- "Issue a writ or order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the Appellate authority the opposite party No. 1 to decide the appeal which is pending since 5/12/2023 as contained in Annexure 1 to this writ petition within a specific time frame in the interest of justice." Learned counsel for the petitioner has requested a innocuous prayer that the direction may be issued to opposite party no.1 to decide the pending appeal with expedition strictly in accordance with law. Having considered the aforesaid submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, opposite party no.1 is directed to consider and dispose of the aforesaid appeal with expedition, preferably, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order by speaking and reasoned order strictly in accordance with law by affording an opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned thereafter communicate the decision thereof to the petitioner forthwith. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. . (Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.) Order Date :- 10.4.2025 dk/ Digitally signed by :- DEVENDRA KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- DEVENDRA KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench