Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:93504 Court No. - 35 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 18088 of 2025 Petitioner :- Santosh Kumar Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Akhilesh Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Sudhir Bharti Hon'ble Manish Kumar Nigam,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 2. This writ petition has been filed for following reliefs:- "A. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of writ of mandamus directing the respondent no.3 to decide the restoration application under section 209-J (Gaon Sabha Versus Santosh), which was been filed by the petitioner and restore the alleged case on its original number and decide the case on merit to made the end of justice. B. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of writ of mandamus directing/commanding the concern authorities to not take any coercive against the petitioner till the disposal of restoration application." 3. Contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that restoration application is pending since 19.05.2023. He prayed that 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.3- Tehsildar, Tehsil- Nautanwa, District- Mahrajganj to consider and decide the restoration application, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of twelve weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order after ensuring service upon the opposite parties as well as 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. Order Date :- 30.5.2025 Nitika Sri. (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- NITIKA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad