Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:25782 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 2570 of 2025 Petitioner :- Chadni @ Chandni Respondent :- Tehsildar Rudauli, Tehsil Rudauli, Ayodhya And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Sujeet Kumar Sahu Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 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):- "A. Issue an order or direction to the opposite party no. 1 to decide the mutation case No.2096/2025, computerized case No.T202504230702096, which case was pending before the opposite party no. 1 since 09.5.2006 relating to property gata no.1601 area-1.6030 hectare and gata no. 602 area 0.1070 hectare, situated at Village-pure person Majre- Ter, Paragana- Mawai Tehsil- Rudauli, District-Ayodhya, annexed herewith as Annexure No.1 to this petition, within stipulated time." In view of the settled principles of law that mutation proceedings being summary in nature, should preferably be decided expeditiously and the case in issue is pending since May 2006, this Court is of the view that no gainful purpose will be served in keeping the aforesaid petition pending. Accordingly the present petition is disposed of with direction to respondent No.-1 to consider and decide the pending proceedings of Mutation case in issue, detailed in prayer clause, most expeditiously, after affording full opportunity of hearing to the parties, but without granting any unnecessary adjournment, preferably within a period of three months from the next date fixed before it, if possible and if there is no other legal impediment in this regard. It is made clear that the Court has not examined the case of either of the parties 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 :- 5.5.2025 Jyoti/- Digitally signed by :- JYOTI RAJWANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench