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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:145851 Court No. - 36 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 28577 of 2025 Petitioner :- Kapil Dev Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 11 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Yatharth Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,J. Heard Sri Yatharth Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Shridhar Tripathi, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State-respondents. The present petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent No. 3, the Sub Divisional Magistrate, Tehsil - Sakaldiha, District - Chandauli, to decide the Case No. 749 of 2018 (Computerized Case No. T201814180300749) [Santosh Vs. Kapil Dev and Others], under Section 116 of the U.P. Revenue Code 2006, expeditiously and within a stipulated period.
Learned counsel for the petitioner has referred to the order sheet of the case, a copy whereof has been appended to the writ petition, to point out that although several dates have been fixed but for some reason or the other, the matter has been adjourned and the delay in disposal of the case is causing undue hardship to the petitioner. Accordingly, a prayer is made for a direction to the court/authority concerned to conclude the proceedings expeditiously and at an early date.
Learned counsel for the State-Respondents as well as the counsel for the respondent-Gram Sabha have no objection to the prayer made.
Having regard to the aforesaid, the present petition is disposed of with an observation that the court/authority concerned would make an endeavor to conclude the proceedings of the case, which is stated to be pending before it, preferably within a period of six months, without granting any unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties, provided there is no other legal impediment.
Order Date :- 23.8.2025 Arun K. Singh [Dr. Y.K. Srivastava, J.] Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad