Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:23732 Court No. - 6 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 2351 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shamim Ahmad @ Mohammad Shamim Bagwan @ Ahad Hameed Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy., Social Welfare Deptt., Lko. And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Madan Gopal Tripathi,Atma Ram Verma,Shivam Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia,J. 1. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the Standing Counsel. 2. The present petition has been filed with the following prayer : "Issue appropriate order or direction to expedite the hearing of the appeal pending before the O.P no.2 since 02.11.2023 wherein the order passed on 03.08.2023 and 26.10.2023 by the District Level Caste Scrutiny Committee Balrampur and Divisional Level Caste Scrutiny Committee Devi Patan Division Gonda respectively have been challenged as contained in Annexure no.1 to this petition in the best interest of justice." 3. Considering the prayer limited to the issue of mandamus, the writ petition is disposed off directing the opposite party no.2 to decide the appeal pending since 02.11.2023 expeditiously within a period of three months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. Order Date :- 25.4.2025 VNP/- Digitally signed by :- VISHVANATH PRASAD SHUKLA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench