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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 36873 of 2025 Court No. - 6 HON'BLE DR. YOGENDRA KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, J. Heard Sri Dhiraj Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Anand Bhaskar Srivastava, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State- respondents. The present petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent No. 2, the Additional District Magistrate (City), District - Gorakhpur, to decide the Case No. D202305310000933 [Smt. Soreva Devi and Another Vs. Ram Karan and Another], under Section 128 of U.P. Revenue Code 2006, expeditiously and within a stipulated period.
Learned 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, the matter has been adjourned and the delay in disposal of the case is causing undue hardship to the petitioner. Attention of the Court has been drawn to Rule 126(6) of the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code Rules, 2016, which provides that in regard to proceedings under Section 128 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, the Collector shall endeavour to conclude the enquiry, within a period of three months from the date of issuance of the notice. Accordingly, a prayer is made for a direction to the court/authority concerned to conclude the proceedings expeditiously and at an early date.
Learned counsel for the State-Respondents has no objection if the proceedings are expedited. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dhiraj Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Sudhir Bharti Virendra Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 5 Others .....Respondent(s)
Having regard to the aforementioned facts and circumstances and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition is
disposed of with an observation that the court concerned/authority would make an endeavor to decide the aforesaid case in accordance with law, expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of a certified copy of the instant order, keeping in mind the statutory mandate, without granting any unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties, provided there is no other legal impediment. October 29, 2025 Arun K. Singh WRIC No. 36873 of 2025 2 (Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,J.) Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad