Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:26993 Court No. - 34 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 4103 of 2025 Petitioner :- Kashi Prasad And 3 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Dev Prakash Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Kumar Nigam,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Standing Counsel for State- respondents and perused the record. 2. This petition has been filed for the following relief: "i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no. 2 to take appropriate decision over the application of the petitioners dated 04.10.2024 seeking permission to sold the land of Khata No. 455, Gata No. 335/2 area 0.2630 Hectare having total share of 0.088 Hectare situated in Village Chitragokulpur, Tehsil Karvi, District Chitrakoot within stipulated time period as directed by this Hon'ble Court." 3. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner belongs to schedule caste category and is suffering from cancer. He has moved an application dated 04.10.2024 seeking permission to alienate his land under Section 98 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 and the same is pending till date. 4. Learned Standing Counsel has submitted that no useful purpose would be served in keeping this petition pending and the respondent no. 2 be directed to take appropriate decision on the application filed by the petitioner, in accordance with law. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition stands disposed of finally with a direction to respondent No. 2 to consider and decide the aforementioned application dated 04.10.2024, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order after ensuring service upon all the opposite parties and giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned and without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties provided that there is no other legal impediment. Order Date :- 27.2.2025 Ved Prakash Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad