Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:78984 Court No. - 35 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 14980 of 2025 Petitioner :- Surya Prakash Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 12 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Raj Deepak Singh,Rishu Srivastav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Kumar Nigam,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 2. This writ petition has been filed seeking following relief :- "issue nature a writ, order or direction in the of mandamus and respondent no.2 to direct to the decide the stay application dated 26.04.2025 in the Appeal No.C202515000000966 (Surya Prakash Singh Vs. Sub Divisional Magistrate, Sadar, Mau and others) expeditiously preferably within short period in accordance with law. (ii) issue nature a writ, order or direction in the of mandamus and direct to the respondents to maintain status quo until the stay application dated 26.04.2025 is decided by the respondent no.2 in the aforesaid appeal no." 3. Contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that against an order passed under Section 176 of the U.P.Z.A. & L.R. Act dated 23.4.2025, petitioner filed an appeal along with the stay application. It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that stay application filed by the petitioner is still pending consideration. 4. Learned Standing Counsel has submitted that no useful purpose would be served in keeping this petition pending and a direction be issued to respondent No.2 to decide the stay application filed by the petitioner, in a time frame, as fix by this Court. 5. In view of the above, this writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the stay application filed by the petitioner, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within eight weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. 6. It is expected that the above-mentioned appeal itself be decided within next six months after ensuring service of notice upon all the respondents and providing opportunity of hearing to all the concerned parties provided there is no other legal impediment. Order Date :- 13.5.2025 Rishabh [Manish Kumar Nigam, J.] Digitally signed by :- RISHABH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad