Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:44201 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 4425 of 2025 Petitioner :- Rajbahadur Verma Alias Rajbahadur Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Khadya Evam Rasad Lko. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Durga Prasad,Meera Jain Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia,J. 1. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner. 2. The present petition has been filed with the following prayer: " to direct the opposite party No.2 i.e. Deputy Commissioner (Food), Ayodhya Mandal, Ayodhya to expeditiously decide the Appeal No.C-202204000001188 of 2022 under Section 13(3) of Uttar Pradesh Essential Commodities (Regulation of Sale and Distribution Control) Order, 2016 (Rajbahadur Verma Versus State of U.P. & Others), pending in the Court of opposite party No.2, in accordance with law, within time stipulated by this Hon'ble Court." 3. Considering the relief as sought, the present petition is disposed of directing the court concerned to consider and decide the aforesaid appeal in accordance with law with all expedition preferably within a period of four months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. Order Date :- 30.7.2025 Praveen Digitally signed by :- PRAVEEN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench