Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:121689 Court No. - 34 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 23973 of 2025 Petitioner :- Aftab Ahmad And 2 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Devbratt Yadav,Ram Pratap Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J. 1. This writ petition has been filed with the following prayer; "Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the Commissioner Azamgarh Division Azamgarh to decide the application for interim protection filed along with the Appeal being Appeal No. C 202415000000909 (Aftab Ahmad and others vs. Harunal Rasid and others) under section 331 of U.P.Z.A. & L.R. Act and till the disposal of Stay Application status quo in regard to the suit property may be directed to be maintained by the parties, in the interest of justice." 2. It is contended that an appeal under Section 331 of U.P.Z.A. & L.R. Act has been filed in which a stay application has also been moved, which is pending consideration before the respondent No. 2. The sole prayer made in the writ petition is for expeditious disposal of the stay application. 3. As no useful purpose would be served in keeping the matter pending or issuing notice to the private respondents, the writ petition is being disposed of, at the admission stage, without calling for counter affidavit, with a direction upon respondent No.2 to decide the stay application filed by petitioner in Appeal No. C- 202415000000909, in accordance with law, after hearing all affected parties, preferably within a period of two weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order. 4. With the aforesaid direction, present writ petition stands disposed of. 5. It is made clear that this Court has not adjudicated the case on merit. Order Date :- 24.7.2025 Shekhar Digitally signed by :- SHASHI SHEKHAR PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad