Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:111414 Court No. - 34 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 21833 of 2025 Petitioner :- Lalchnad Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Anurag Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J. 1. This writ petition has been filed with the following prayers:- "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondent Authorities to convert the nature of the Patta land of the petitioner from Category-3 (Usar/Banjar) to the Category-2 (as an agriculture land) bearing Khata No.523, Gata No.1541 area 40 decimal situated in Village- Lapari, Pargana-Anguli, Tehsil-Shahganj, District-Jaunpur in accordance with law. (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondent Authorities to decide the Application of the petitioner dated 16.05.2025, within stipulated period." 2. It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that an application has been moved before revenue authorities on 16.05.2025 for converting the land of petitioner from Category-3 to Category-2. The sole prayer made is for expeditious disposal of the said application. 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, with a direction upon officer concerned to decide the application dated 16.05.2025 moved by petitioner, strictly in accordance with law, after hearing all affected parties, preferably within a period of three 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 :- 11.7.2025 V.S.Singh Digitally signed by :- VIDYA SAGAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad