Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:56780 Court No. - 35 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 11394 of 2025 Petitioner :- Noni Ram Respondent :- State Of Up And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Jalaj Kumar Kushwaha,Ray Sahab Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Sher Bahadur Singh 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 commanding and directing to the respondent no. 2 to decide the stay application filed in Appeal No. D202512130000151 (Noni Ram Versus State) Under Section 67(5) of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 by the petitioner within stipulated period as fixed by this Hon'ble Court pending before him." 3. Contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that stay application filed in the appeal is pending since 2024. 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- Collector/ District Magistrate, Bareilly to consider and decide the stay application filed in the appeal, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of four 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 :- 17.4.2025 Nitika Sri. (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- NITIKA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad