Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:62419 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 4073 of 2025 Petitioner :- Rinku Devi Respondent :- State of U.P. Counsel for Petitioner :- Manoj Kumar Singh,Mohd. Shamim Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J. This writ petition has been filed with the following prayer:- "(I) Issue an order or direction to the Subordiante Court to decide the Misc. Case No. 53 of 2024, "Rinku Devi Vs. State of U.P." U/S 71 of Indian Lunacy Act, 1912, pending in the Court of District and Sessions Judge, Deoria, expeditiously preferably within some stipulated time period." It is contended that an application under Section 71 of Indian Lunacy Act, 1912 is pending consideration in Misc. Case No.53 of 2024. The sole prayer made in the writ petition is for expeditious disposal of the said application. As no useful purpose would be served in keeping the matter pending, or calling for counter affidavit, the matter is being disposed of, at the admission stage, with a direction upon District and Sessions Judge, Deoria to decide the application filed under Section 71 of Indian Lunacy Act, 1912 in Misc. Case No.53 of 2024, after hearing all the concerned parties, strictly in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. With the aforesaid direction, present writ petition stands disposed of. It is made clear that this Court has not adjudicated the case on merit. Order Date :- 24.4.2025 SK Goswami Digitally signed by :- SHIVAKANT GOSWAMI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad