Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:22232 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 2218 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ram Ladaite Respondent :- Court Of Addl. Collector/ Addl. District Magistrate (Judicial), Hardoi And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Narvind Kumar Singh,Preeti Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Dilip Kumar Pandey Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned State counsel. 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):- " यह कक आददश व कनदरश कनररत करकद कवपकक ससखयय-01 कक कनदरकशत कर कदयय जयवद कक वयद सस०- 1936/2023 रयलडडतद बनयम शकमतक ससमन आकद कद शकघ कनसतयरण कवचयरयधकन वयद कय कनसतयरण अकगम कनयत कतथथ अथवय 01 मयह कद अनदर कर ददवद।" It is submitted that for the reasons beyond control of the petitioner, the case, in issue, has yet not been decided, though, the same is pending since August, 2023 and on account of pendency of the same, the petitioner, who is aged about 60 years, is suffering great hardship and mental agony. In these circumstances, indulgence of this Court is required in the matter. The prayer is to expedite the proceedings of pending case. 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 respondent No.1-Additional Collector/Additional District Magistrate (Judicial), Hardoi to consider and decide the case in issue, mentioned in prayer clause quoted above, 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 six months from the next date fixed in the case, if there is no other legal impediment in this regard. 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 :- 21.4.2025 Arun/- Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR GANGWAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench