Research › Search › Judgment

Allahabad High Court · body

2025 DAILYLAW 56632 (ALL)

SMT SHAKUNTALA DEVI v. STATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

WRIC/14929/2025 · 2025-05-12

Manish Kumar Nigam

body2025

Judgment text

Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:77532 Court No. - 35 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 14929 of 2025 Petitioner :- Smt Shakuntala Devi Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Navnath Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Kumar Nigam,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State and perused the record. 2. The instant writ petition has been filed for the following relief: "a. Issue writ, order, or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.2 to decide the Case No.7377/2022, Computerized Case No.T202205440307377 (Smt Pinki Devi Vs. Smt. Shakuntala Devi) u/s 35 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, which is pending before the court of respondent no.2. b. Issue any other writ, order or direction, as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper on the facts and circumstances of the case." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the aforesaid case is pending since 2022. It is further contended that several dates have been fixed but the same has not been decided yet. 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 to consider and decide the aforementioned case, 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 ensuring service upon all the opposite parties and giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned as well as opportunity to lead evidence in support of their case and without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties provided that there is no other legal impediment. Order Date :- 13.5.2025 Ved Prakash (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad