Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:24401 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 2431 of 2025 Petitioner :- Karuna Shankar Singh Respondent :- Court Of Sub Divisional Magistrate, Tehsil Kadipur, Sultanpur And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Vijay Bahadur Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Mohan Singh 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) direct the Opposite Party No. 1 i.e. The Court of Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Tehsil Kadipur, Sultanpur to decide the suit for division of holding bearing suit/Case No. T202404680400887; Karuna Shankar and another Vs. Kamla Prasad and others in Under Section 116 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 expeditiously as this Hon'ble Court may deemed fit which is pending before Opposite Party No. 1 since 24.01.2024 (contained in Annexure No.1 to this petition), in the interest of justice." 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 January, 2024 and on account of pendency of the same, the petitioner, as stated, 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 Magistrate, Tehsil Kadipur, Sultanpur to consider and decide the Case No. T202404680400887 (Karuna Shankar and another Vs. Kamla Prasad 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 :- 29.4.2025 Arun/- Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR GANGWAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench