Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:33071 Court No. - 34 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 6788 of 2025 Petitioner :- Pramod Kumar And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Akash Kishan,Ashok Gupta Counsel for Respondent :- Achal Singh,C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Kumar Nigam,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 2. This writ petition has been filed for following relief:- "i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.3 to decide the restoration application dated 10.12.2024 filed by the petitioners in case no. no.4118/2016, under Section 229-B of U.P. Z.A. & L.R. Act, Pramod Kumar & other Vs. State of U.P. and Others, within stipulated period." 3. Contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that restoration application of the petitioner against the order dated 23.07.2019 is pending since 10.12.2024. He prayed that 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.3 - Assistant Collector (First Class)/ Up- Ziladhikari, Rajapur, District Chitrakoot to consider and decide the restoration application, 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 the opposite parties as well as giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned and without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties provided there is no other legal impediment. Order Date :- 7.3.2025 Nitika Sri. (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- NITIKA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad