Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:39522 Court No. - 35 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 7872 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shripal Respondent :- State Of Up And 7 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rahul Kumar Tyagi 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 directing the respondent no. 2 to register the exchange proceedings by way of allotting case number which are pending for consideration before him and then further direct to him to decide the exchange proceedings as soon as possible within stipulated period of time as fixed by this Hon'ble Court." 3. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that an application for exchange of land has been filed by the petitioner which is pending before respondent no. 2 since 14.08.2023. Till today, the case has not even been registered though the report has been submitted. 4. Learned Standing Counsel has submitted that no useful purpose would be served in keeping this petition pending and a direction be issued to respondent no. 2 to decide the proceedings in a stipulated time period as may be fixed by this Hon'ble Court. 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 register the case of the petitioner for exchange of land and decide the same, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of six 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 :- 19.3.2025/Ved Prakash (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad