Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:26318 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 2620 of 2025 Petitioner :- Basant Kumar Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Deptt. Of Revenue, Lko. And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Arun Kumar Tripathi,Yugal Tripathi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Mohan Singh Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Pavan Kumar Maurya, learned Standing Counsel for the State/opposite party Nos.1 and 2 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) :- "WHEREFORE, it is most respectfully that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to pass appropriate order commanding the Opposite party no. 2 to dispose of the case no.855/2024 computerised case no. C2024000000855 Anand Prakash & others versus Basant Kumar & others under section 207 Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code 2006, pending in the court of Additional Commissioner (judicial) Ayodhya Mandal ayodhya., expeditiously as early as possible." 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 case is pending since April, 2024 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.2/Addl. Commissioner (Judicial), Ayodhya Mandal, Ayodhya, to decide the Case/Appeal No.855/2024 (Computerized Case No.C2024000000855) (Anand Prakash & others versus Basant Kumar & others), expeditiously, after affording full opportunity of hearing to the parties to the litigation, without granting any unnecessary adjournment to either party, in the light of the observations made by the Division Bench of this Court in the case of Ram Prakash Vs. Deputy Director of Consolidation, Hardoi & others, Writ Petition No.6574 (Consolidation) of 2016, according to which the issue of condonation of delay should be decided first. 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 :- 6.5.2025 ML/- Digitally signed by :- MUNNA LAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench