Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:79370 Court No. - 35 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 14146 of 2025 Petitioner :- Avadhesh Kumar Chand And 5 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 48 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Bijendra Kumar Tripathi,Lokesh Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Vijay Prakash Pandey Hon'ble Manish Kumar Nigam,J. 1. Vakalatnama filed by Sri M.N. Pathak, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent No. 4, is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 3. This writ petition has been filed for following relief:- "(I) Issue an order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing to the Additional Commissioner Administration third, Mandal Gorakhpur, District Deoria. (Respondent no.2) to decide the Appeal No.211 of 2025, Computerized case no- C202505000000211 Under Section 331 (3) Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition Land Reforms Act 1950, Awadhesh Kumar Chand and Others (Appellants) Vs. Sant Kumar Chand & others (Respondents), pending before him within the stipulated period as prescribed by this Hon'ble Court." 4. Contention of learned counsel for the petitioners is that aforementioned appeal is pending since 2025 and he prayed that same may be decided expeditiously. 5. No useful purpose would be served in keeping this petition pending. 6. 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 - Additional Commissioner Administration, Third, Mandal Gorakhpur, District Deoria to consider and decide the appeal, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of six 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. 7. This order has been passed in presence of Sri Vijay Prakash Pandey, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent Nos. 48 and 49. Order Date :- 14.5.2025 Nitika Sri. (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- NITIKA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad