Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:27653 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 2807 of 2025 Petitioner :- Puranlal @ Puranlal Pathak Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Revenue, Lko. And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Anurag Pathak,Anju Vaishya,Sarojani Misra 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. To direct the Assistant Collector/Tehsildar, Mahasi, Bahraich, the opposite party No.4 to finalize/conclude the proceeding of case No.5052 of 2024, Gaon Sabha vs. Ram Krishna Pathak and Case No.5053 of 2024, Gaon Sabha vs. Harigovind Pathak, under section 67 (1) of the U.P. Revenue Code 2006 by removing the encroachment of the private respondents over the Gaon Sabha land gata No. 1174 area 0.075 hect and Land gata No.1175 area 0.103 hect of Village Ramgarhi, Pargana Fakarpur, Tehsil Mahasi, District Bahraich expeditiously within stipulated period as fixed by this Hon'ble court." Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, period of pendency of the case(s) in issue and also that the petitioner is a very old person aged about 77 years and also taking note of the language couched under Section 67 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, 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 Authority concerned to conclude the proceedings of the case(s) in issue, indicated in prayer clause quoted above, 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(s), 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 :- 12.5.2025 Arun/- Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR GANGWAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench