Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:61963 Court No. - 34 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 12312 of 2025 Petitioner :- Sone Lal Respondent :- Additional Commissioner Prayagraj 20 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sudhir Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- Azad Rai,C.S.C. Hon'ble Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi,J. 1. Heard Sri Sudhir Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Azad Rai, learned counsel for the Gaon Sabha and perused the record. 2. By means of the present petition expeditious disposal of Appeal No. 1047 of 2023, computerized case No. C202302000001047 (Shiv Kumar vs. Sone Lal and other) under section 24 (4) of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, has been prayed. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the aforesaid appeal is pending since 2023 and till date the same has not been decided. 4. Rule 183 (4) of the U.P. Revenue Code Rules, 2016 provides as under: " The appellate or the revisional court shall, endeavour to finally decide the appeal or revision, as the case may be, within a period of six months from the date of filing the appeal or revision and if the appeal or revision is not decided within the aforesaid period, the reason for the same shall be recorded." 5. There is a clear legislative mandate that if proceedings are not concluded within stipulated period of time as provided under the aforesaid provision, reasons for the same shall be recorded. 6. Learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel submits that he has no objection if a direction is issued by this Court for expeditious disposal of the case within stipulated period as to be fixed by this Court. 7. In view of the nature of the order proposed to be passed, the service of notice upon the respondent Nos. 3 to 21 is dispensed with. 8. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the view that no useful purpose would be served in keeping this writ petition pending. 9. Accordingly, without adverting on merits of the case and with the consent of the parties, this Court deems it appropriate to finally dispose of the present writ petition with a direction to Additional Commissioner, (Second) Prayagraj Mandal, Prayagraj (respondent No. 1), before whom the aforementioned matter is pending for disposal, to decide the Appeal No. 1047 of 2023, computerized case No. C202302000001047 (Shiv Kumar vs. Sone Lal and other) under section 24 (4) of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006,, strictly in accordance with law, by a reasoned order on merit after affording opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, expeditiously and preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order, unless there is any legal impediment. It is further directed that no unnecessary adjournments will be granted to either of the parties and any adjournment, if prayed for, may be granted only in exceptional circumstances. 10. With the aforesaid direction, the present writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 23.4.2025 Sumaira Digitally signed by :- SUMAIRA AQUIL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad