Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:34065 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 3687 of 2025 Petitioner :- Mushtak Ahmad Respondent :- Sub Divisional Officer Nanpara,Distt . Bahraich And 6 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Vidya Kant Sharma 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):- "Wherefore, it is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble court may kindly be pleased to direct the opp party no.1 i. e. Sub Divisional officer, Tehsil Nanpara, District-Bahraich to decide the case no. T202502000673 relating to Mauja Nanpara Dehati, pargana & Tehsil Nanpara, District-Bahraich Juber Ahmad and others vs. Ram Nivas and others, under section 24 of U.P. Revenue code 2006, expeditiously within the stipulated time as provided by this Hon'ble court in the interest of justice." 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 2024 and on account of pendency of the aforesaid case, petitioner, as stated, who is aged about 64 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.1/Sub Divisional officer, Tehsil-Nanpara, District-Bahraich to consider and decide the Case No. T202502000673 (Juber Ahmad and others vs. Ram Nivas and 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 :- 30.5.2025 Arun/- Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR GANGWAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench