HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 36247 of 2025 Court No. - 6 HON'BLE DR. YOGENDRA KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, J. Heard Sri Sachin Ojha, holding brief of Sri ram Kishore Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Abhishek Shukla, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing for the State-respondents. The present petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent No. 3, the Sub Divisional Officer, District Banda to decide the Suit No. 7427 of 2022, computerized case no. T20220711017427, Vikas Masurha vs. Om Prakash Masurha and others, under Section 116 and 144 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, within a stipulated time period. Counsel for the petitioner has referred to the 'order sheet' of the case, a copy whereof has been appended to the writ petition to point out that although several dates have been fixed but for some reason or the other, matter has been adjourned. The delay in disposal of the case is stated to be causing hardship to the petitioner. Attention is also drawn to para 458 of the U.P. Revenue Court Manual, wherein it is provided that the court concerned is to make an endeavour to decide a suit within a period of one year from the date of its institution. Accordingly, a prayer is made for a direction to the respondent No. 3, the Sub Divisional Officer, District Banda, to conclude the proceedings at an early date. Having regard to the aforesaid, the present petition is disposed of with an observation that the respondent No. 3 would make an endeavor to decide Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ram Kishore Pandey, Ruchi Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Santosh Kumar Masurha .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) the aforesaid case, in accordance with law, expeditiously preferably within a period of one year without granting any unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties and keeping in view the mandate providing a period of one year for a suit to be decided, as noted above, provided there is no other legal impediment. October 17, 2025 Imroz WRIC No. 36247 of 2025 2 (Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,J.) Digitally signed by :- MOHAMMAD IMROZ KHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad