HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 5646 of 2025 Court No. - 5 HON'BLE ALOK MATHUR, J. 1. Heard Sri Ashutosh Dhar Dubey, learned counsel for petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel for respondents. 2. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that proceedings for mutation with regard to property pertaining to Gata No. 234m and 239m, situated at Laxman Ghat, Ayodhya, Faizabad are pending before Nazool Officer, Ayodhya, Faizabad. 3. It is alleged that repeatedly dates are fixed and matter is adjourned without any business and following order was passed on 19.09.2025 :- “Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. Notice on behalf of respondent nos.1 and 2 has been accepted by the office of the learned Chief Standing Counsel. A 75 years old petitioner has approached this Court with the prayer for deciding a mutation case preferred under Section 34 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 pending since 2021. There is a specific averment made by the petitioner that since 22.09.2023 no further dates have been fixed without any reasonable cause. It is in this context the Court is concerned as to why no dates have been fixed for about a period of two years and had called upon the learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel to indicate the cause and seek instructions. It has been informed by the learned Standing Counsel that the matter was listed on 25.07.2025 and 08.09.2025 and that the next date fixed is 23.10.2025. However, it does not indicate why the dates had not been fixed earlier. The documents annexed with the written instructions do not inspire confidence. A copy of such instructions is kept on record. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashutosh Dhar Dubey, Roshani Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Krishna Kumar Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Revenue Deptt., Lko And Another .....Respondent(s) Accordingly, this Court directs the respondent no.2 to produce the record before this Court on the next date of listing. List this case on 23.09.2025 as fresh.” 4. Learned Standing Counsel on the basis of instructions has informed this Court that the matter is getting adjourned on account of call for by-cot by the local Bar Association and due to absence of petitioner, but submits that proceedings shall be concluded with expedition. 5. It has also been informed that next date fixed in the matter before the authority concerned is 23.10.2025. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that no objections have been filed by any of the party and the matter has to be decided only on the basis of material available on record. 7. Accordingly, respondent no. 2 is directed to proceed to consider and decide the case by the next date fixed, in accordance with law. 8. Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to file copy of this order within next ten days before the authority concerned. 9. With above directions, present writ petition stands disposed of. September 23, 2025 A. Verma A227 No. 5646 of 2025 2 (Alok Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANURAG VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench