Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:53789 Court No. - 35 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 9843 of 2025 Petitioner :- Brij Lal @ Brij Narayan Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ram Prakash 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 commanding the respondent No.2/ Up Ziladhikari, Sadar, District Mirzapur to expedite the hearing of Demarcation application dated 29.10.2024 U/s 24 of U.P. Revenue Code-2006, Village Pathan Patti, Tappa-84 Pargana Kantit, Tehsildar Sadar, District Mirzapur, pending before him; within some stipulated period as prescribed by this Hon'ble Court in the interest of justice. ii. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the respondents maintain status quo during the pendency Demarcation application dated 29.10.2024 U/s 24 of U.P. Revenue Code-2006, Village Pathan Patti, Tappa-84 Pargana Kantit, Tehsildar Sadar, District Mirzapur pending before respondent No.2/ Up Ziladhikari, Sadar, District Mirzapur." 3. Contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that application under Section 24 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 is pending since 29.10.2024 and 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.2 -Up Ziladhikari, Sadar, District Mirzapur to consider and decide the application, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order after 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 :- 11.4.2025 Nitika Sri. (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- NITIKA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad