Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:28455 Court No. - 34 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 5081 of 2025 Petitioner :- Avinash Chandra Tripathi Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 8 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mukesh Kumar Pandey,Om Prakash Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Kumar Nigam,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State and perused the record. 2. The instant writ petition has been filed for the following relief: "(i) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding/ directing the opposite party no. 2 Additional Commissioner (Administrative), IIId, Gorakhpur Division, Gorakhpur to decide the appeal/case no. 802/2023 computerized case no. C-202305000000802 (Avinash Chandra Tripathi Vs. Banta and others), pending before him expeditiously, if possible within period of 2 months." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the aforesaid appeal is pending since May, 2023. It is further contended that several dates have been fixed but the same has not been decided yet. He prayed that the same may be decided, expeditiously. 4. No useful purpose would be served in keeping this petition pending. 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 appeal, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months 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 :- 28.2.2025 Ved Prakash (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad