Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:28050 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 2820 of 2025 Petitioner :- Mohammad Mujahid Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Revenue Deptt., Lko. And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Neera Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard Ms. Mehnaz Hashmi, learned Advocate, holding brief of Ms. Neera Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Yogesh Awasthi, 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):- "to issue order or Direction directing to the opposite party no.2 i.e. the Tahsildar, Tahsil- Rudauli, District- Ayodhya to decide the mutation case computerized No.T201804230701909 which is filed under section-34/35, Revenue Code, 2006 (Taiyyab Khan v/s Mohd. Mubeen) which is pending since 20.04.2018, within a stipulated time as possible as contained in Annexure No. 1 to this application." Considering the fact that the case in issue relates to mutation and as per Rule 34(7) of U.P. Revenue Code Rules, 2016 made under the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, the mutation proceedings, being summary in nature, ought to have been decided within 45 days if there is no dispute and if there is dispute, then the same should preferably be decided within 90 days, however, in the instant case, the proceedings for mutation are pending since 2018, this Court is of the view that no gainful purpose will be served in keeping the present petition pending. In view of above, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.2 to consider and decide the Case No. T201804230701909 (Taiyyab Khan v/s Mohd. Mubeen) 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 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 :- 14.5.2025 Jyoti/- Digitally signed by :- JYOTI RAJWANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench