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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:129210 Court No. - 34 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 19638 of 2025 Petitioner :- Murtaja Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 17 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mashaluddin Shah Counsel for Respondent :- Bhupendra Kumar Tripathi,C.S.C. Hon'ble Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.
1. This writ petition has been filed with the following prayer:-
"i. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the Additional Commissioner, Judicial (First), Mandal Varanasi, District Jaunpur to decide the application dated 03/01/2023 as well as the Appeal No. C201814000002652 of 2018, In Re Smt. Reshma & Others Versus Shivbabu & Other Under Section 207 of U.P. Revenue Code 2006 within time bound period, otherwise applicant/petitioner shall suffer an irreparable loss and injury. ii. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding to direct the Additional Commissioner, Judicial (First), Mandal Varanasi, District Jaunpur to pass the order for status quo over the land in question during the pendency of Appeal No. C201814000002652 of 2018, In Re Smt. Reshma & Others Versus Shivbabu & Other Under Section 207 of U.P. Revenue Code 2006, otherwise applicant/petitioner shall suffer an irreparable loss and injury."
2. It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that partition suit filed under Section 116 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 was decreed against which petitioner has filed appeal, which is pending consideration before respondent no. 2. The sole prayer made in the writ petition is for expeditious disposal of the same.
3. As no useful purpose would be served in keeping the matter pending, the writ petition is being disposed of, at the admission stage, without calling for counter affidavit or issuing notice to private respondents, with a direction upon respondent No.2 to decide the Appeal No. C201814000002652 of 2018, In Re Smt. Reshma & Others Versus Shivbabu & Other Under Section 207 of U.P. Revenue Code 2006, in accordance with law, after hearing all affected parties, preferably within a period of two months from the date of production of certified copy of this order.
4. With the aforesaid directions, writ petition stands disposed of.
5. It is made clear that this Court has not adjudicated the matter on merits. Order Date :- 1.8.2025 Kushal Digitally signed by :- KUSHAL AGRAWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad