Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:20548 Court No. - 33 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 4127 of 2025 Petitioner :- Mohd Gauhar Nahid Khan Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Devendra Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- Bhupendra Kumar Tripathi,C.S.C. Hon'ble Vikram D. Chauhan,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. The present writ petition is filed with the following prayer :- "(i). Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of MANDAMUS commanding and directing the respondent no. 2/Deputy Commissioner, Food (Judicial), Varanasi Division, Varanasi to decide the Appeal No. 11 of 2024 (Mohd. Gauhar Nahid Khan Vs. State of U.P., District Jaunpur) under Section 13 of Essesntial Commodities Act,which is pending before the court of respondent no.2/Deputy Commissioner, Food (Judicial), Varanasi Division, Varanasi, expeditiously as possible as within stipulated period as deem fit and proper by this Hon'ble Court." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that appeal of the petitioner is pending consideration before respondent no.2. The direction may be issued for expeditious disposal of the same. 4. Learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-State submits that appeal of the petitioner would be decided in a time bound manner. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, it is hereby directed that appeal of the petitioner pending before respondent No.2 be decided expeditiously preferably within a period of two months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. 6. With the aforesaid observation/direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 13.2.2025 Abhishek Sri. Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK RANJAN SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad