Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:24103 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 2402 of 2025 Petitioner :- Santram @ Gautam Santram Baburam Respondent :- Sub Divisional Officer, Tehsil Gonda And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Pawan Kumar Sharma Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard Ms Pallavi Singh, holding brief of Shri Pawan Kumar Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Yogesh Kumar Awasthi, learned Standing Counsel for the State/opposite party No.1 and perused the record. In view of order proposed to be passed, issuance of notice to the private- respondents is hereby dispensed with. By means of this petition, the petitioner seeks following main relief(s) :- "(i) An order or direction to the Sub Divisional Officer, Tehsil Gonda, District Gonda/opposite party No.1 to decide the Appeal No.7575/2023, Computerzied No.T202308300407575, Under Section 207 of Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006, Babu Ram Versus Ram Gopal, contained as Annexure No.1 to the petition." Taking note of Rule 183 (4) of the U.P. Revenue Code Rules, 2016 made under U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 and para 458(2) of U.P. Revenue Court Manual, as per which, revision or appeal should preferably be decided within six months, however, in the instant case, the appeal is pending since June, 2023 and on account of pendency of the same, the petitioner, as stated, is suffering great hardship and mental agony, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.1/Sub Divisional Magistrate, Tehsil-Gonda, District Gonda to consider and decide the Appeal No.7575/2023, Computerzied No.T202308300407575, (Babu Ram Versus Ram Gopal), expeditiously, after affording full opportunity of hearing to the parties to the litigation and without granting unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties, 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 :- 28.4.2025 ML/- Digitally signed by :- MUNNA LAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench