Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:30697 Court No. - 34 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 6329 of 2025 Petitioner :- Jagdeesh And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 14 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ajay Kumar Singh Yadav,Divyansh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Rameshwar Prasad Shukla 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 command the respondent No. 2/Sub Divisional Officer, Belthara Road, Ballia to consider and decide the Appeal No. 163 of 2025, Computerized No. T202515090700163 (Jagdeesh and another Vs. Anil Kumar Yadav and anr.) and in the meantime provide an interim protection to the petitioners by considering their stay application, which are pending before him since 16.12.2024, forthwith, within stipulated period as fixed by the Court." 3. Contention of learned counsel for the petitioners is that appeal as well as stay application filed in appeal is pending since 16.12.2024 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 -Sub Divisional Officer, Belthara Road, Ballia to consider and decide the stay application filed in the appeal, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of twelve 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. It is expected that the appeal itself be decided within six months thereafter. Order Date :- 4.3.2025 Nitika Sri. (Manish Kumar Nigam, J.) Digitally signed by :- NITIKA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad