Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:21870 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 2177 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shiv Prasad And Others Respondent :- Tehsildar, Tarabganj, Gonda And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Pradeep Kumar Shukla Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 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):- "i. suitable direction commanding the opposite party no. 1/Tehsildar-Tarabganj, District Gonda to decide the Case No. RST/4198/2016 (Computer Case No. T20160830064198), titled as Smt. Gudda Devi Versus Bhairavnath, U/s-34 of U.P. Revenue Code-2006 pending before him, within specific time frame preferably with three months, contained as Annexure No. 1, to this petition." 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 2016, 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 RST/4198/2016, Computer Case No. T20160830064198 (Smt. Gudda Devi Versus Bhairavnath), 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, if possible and if there is no other legal impediment in this regard. 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 :- 18.4.2025 Jyoti/- Digitally signed by :- JYOTI RAJWANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench