Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:26195 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 2623 of 2025 Petitioner :- Sita Ram Maurya @ Sitaram Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Revenue, Lko. And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashok Kumar Maurya,Dr.Pramod Kumar Maurya,Raj Kumar Maurya,Rekha Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Pankaj Gupta 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) Issue order or direction to the opposite party no.2- Sub-Divisional Officer Kunda, Pratapgarh to decide the case no.4336/2017 Computerized Case No. T2017025744014336 Sitaram & others Vs Manoj Kumar& others in proceedings under section 24 of U.P. Revenue Code 2006 expediously within stipulated period of time in accordance with law." Taking note of Section 24(3) of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 read with U.P. Revenue Code Rules, 2016, as per which, the demarcation proceedings, being summary in nature, should preferably be decided within a period of three months, however, in the instant case, the application for demarcation has not been decided till date, which is pending since 2017 and on account of pendency of the said case, petitioner, as stated, who is aged about 66 years, 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.2/Sub- Divisional Officer Kunda, Pratapgarh to consider and decide the Case No. 4336/2017, Computerized Case No. T2017025744014336 (Sitaram & others Vs Manoj Kumar & 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 three months from the next date fixed in the case, if possible and if there is no other legal impediment in this regard. It is made clear that this 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 Arun/- Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR GANGWAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench