Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:34070 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 3682 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ramkripal Respondent :- Addl. Commissioner (Judicial) Devipatan Division Gonda And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Upendra Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. 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):- "a. an order or direction thereby commanding to the Opposite Party No.1 who is not deciding the Case No.141/2016 Appeal No.C-201608000000141, under section 24(4) U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 parties "Smt. Manju Devi and others Versus Bhagwat and others" pending in the court of Additional Commissioner (Judicial), Devipatan Diveision Gonda i.e. Opposite Party No.1 and Opposite Party No.2 to 4 are not interested in the decision of the above case and he is trying to linger the matter by one and another reason, within stipulated time fixed by this Hon'ble Court." Taking note of Rule 183(4) of the U.P. Revenue Code Rules, 2016 made under U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 and para 458(2) of U.P. Revenue Court Manual, as per which, revision or appeal should preferably be decided preferably within six months, however, in the instant case, the appeal is pending since 2016 and on account of pendency of the same, the petitioner, as stated, who is aged about 75 years, is suffering great hardship and mental agony, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.1/Additional Commissioner (Judicial), Devipatan Division, Gonda to consider and decide the Case No.141/2016, Computerized Case No.C-201608000000141 (Smt. Manju Devi and others Versus Bhagwat 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 six 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 :- 30.5.2025 Arun/- Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR GANGWAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench