Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:22220 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 2236 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shree Ram @ Shree Ram Mishra Respondent :- Sub Division Officer, Tehsil -Kunda, Pratpgarh And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Dileep Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Pankaj Gupta 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):- "(I) To direct the opposite party No.1 i.e. Sub Divisional Officer, Tehsil - Kunda, District Pratapgarh to decide the partition suit dated 28.06.2024 bearing case no (computerized) T202502570105602 "Shree Ram Mishra Vs. Avdhesh Narayan and others", U/S 116 of U.P. Revenue Code 2006, pending before him, expeditiously within a stipulated period as fixed by this Hon'ble Court. (contained as Annexure No. 1)." Taking note of Rule 109(10) of U.P. Revenue Code Rules, 2016 made under the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, as per which, a suit for partition preferred under Section 116 of the Code of 2006 should preferably be decided within a period of six months, however, in the instant case, the case, in issue, has not been disposed of till date despite the fact that the same is pending since June, 2024 and on account of pendency of the same, the petitioner, as stated, who is aged about 76 years, is suffering great hardship and mental agony, 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/Sub Divisional Officer, Tehsil- Kunda, District- Pratapgarh to consider and decide the Case No. T202502570105602 (Shree Ram Mishra Vs. Avdhesh Narayan and others) 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