Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:80518 Court No. - 35 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 3097 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ram Kripal Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Dinesh Kumar,Pankaj Kumar Singh,Raj Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- Bhupendra Kumar Tripathi,C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Kumar Nigam,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 2. The instant writ petition has been filed for the following relief: "Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding to the respondent no.2 to decide the proceeding u/s 24 of the UP Revenue Code 2006 within a stipulated period of time regarding the Araji No. 22 and 23 situated at village Bazar kalika, Pargana Kasvar Raja, Tehsil Raja ka Talab, District Varanasi." 3. The application under Section 24 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 filed by the petitioner in the year 2017 has not been decided though the statute provides three months period to decide the aforesaid application. 4. In the personal affidavit, filed by the respondent no. 2, it has been stated by Sub Divisional Magistrate concerned that file of the case was misplaced and therefore, it could not have been decided. 5. Learned Standing Counsel has referred to an order dated 10.03.2025 passed by Sub Divisional Magistrate for reconstruction of the file. 6. In view of the above, it is directed that in case, the petitioner has not filed copy of the application, he may file the same within a period of one week from today before respondent no. 2 and the same shall be considered and decided by respondent no. 2 in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order after ensuring service upon all the opposite parties and giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned and without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties provided that there is no other legal impediment. 7. With the aforesaid observation, writ petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 15.5.2025/Ved Prakash (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad