Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:51205 Court No. - 33 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 10315 of 2025 Petitioner :- Harkishan Respondent :- State Of Uttar Pradesh And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Manoj Dubey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Prakash Padia,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-State. 2. The only prayer made by counsel for the petitioner is to direct the respondent no.2-Additional Commissioner (Administration), Jhansi Division, Jhansi to decide Appeal No.-1274 of 2024, Computerize Case no.-C202406000001274 (Harkishan vs. State of U.P.) Under Section 13 (1) of U.P. Essential Commodities (Regulation of Sale and Distribution Control) Order 2016 expeditiously. 3. It is argued by learned counsel for the petitioner that against the order dated 07.10.2024 passed by the District Supply Officer, Lalitpur, petitioner, who is fair price shop dealer has filed an appeal being Appeal No.-1274 of 2024, Computerize Case no.-C202406000001274 (Harkishan vs. State of U.P.), which was duly entertained by the respondent no.2 on 07.11.2024. It is further argued that various dates were fixed in the appeal but till date no decision has been taken in the matter. 4. It is argued by learned Standing Counsel that respondent no.2 will decide the appeal expeditiously. 5. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the writ petition is being disposed of at the admission stage itself. 6. Taking into consideration the nature of relief sought by the petitioner and without dwelling upon the merit of the matter, the petition is disposed of finally with the direction to respondent no.2-Additional Commissioner (Administration), Jhansi Division, Jhansi to decide the appeal preferred by the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. Order Date :- 9.4.2025 Pramod Tripathi Digitally signed by :- PRAMOD TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad