Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:26733 Court No. - 34 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 5468 of 2025 Petitioner :- Gulabi Devi Mahila Mahavidyalaya And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Kailash Nath Singh Counsel for Respondent :- 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 reliefs:- "i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.2/Upziladhikari, Sadar, District Jaunpur to decide the stay application dated 4-2-2025 filed by the petitioner in Appeal No.T2Appeal02114360409039 (Shyam Lal vs. Shatrughan) u/s 35(2) of U.P. Revenue Code-2006, within stipulated time as directed by this Hon'ble Court (Annexure No. 1 to the writ petition). ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus restraining the contesting respondent from changing the nature of land in dispute, being Khata No.77 situated in Village Kohda, Pargana Haveli, Tehsil Sadar, District Jaunpur, and maintain status quo till the disposal of the Appeal No. T202114360409039 (Shyam Lal vs. Shatrughan) u/s 35(2) of U.P. Revenue Code-2006 (Annexure No.5 to the writ petition)." 3. Contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that stay application filed in appeal under Section 35(2) of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 is pending since 04.02.2025 and 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 -Upziladhikari, Sadar, District Jaunpur to consider and decide the stay application filed in appeal, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order after ensuring service upon all the opposite parties, 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 :- 24.2.2025 Nitika Sri. (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- NITIKA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad