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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:85778 Court No. - 34 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 30239 of 2024 Petitioner :- Smt Rambha Devi Respondent :- State Of Up And 23 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Piyush Patel,Pradeep Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Chandan Kumar Jaiswal Hon'ble Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi,J. Shri Pradeep Kumar-VI, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Awadhesh Kumar Patel, learned Standing Counsel for the State- respondents and Shri Raghvendra Saran Tiwari holding brief on behalf of Shri Chandan Kumar Jaiswal, learned counsel for respondents No. 23 and 24 are present. By means of the present writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the order dated 16.7.2024 passed by the Additional Commissioner (Judicial) (II), Gorakhpr Region, Gorakhpur in Case No. 1698 of 2022 (Computerized Case No. C202205000001698) (Suresh vs. Smt. Rambha Devi) under Section 210 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, whereby the orders dated 06.10.2022 and 03.06.2021 have been set aside and the matter is remanded to the Sub Divisional Officer Tehsil Sadar, district Maharajganj-respondent No. 3 to decide the case afresh on merits. After arguing the matter at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner prayed that the writ petition be disposed of with the direction to the Sub Divisional Officer Tehsil Sadar, district Maharajganj-respondent No. 3 to expeditiously conclude the proceedings pending before it under Section 24 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 in Computerized Case No. T-
202105470105005. The learned counsel has drawn the attention of the Court to the time frame as provided under Sub-Section (3) of Section 24 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006. For convenience the same is reproduced as under:-
"(3). Every proceeding under this section shall, as far as possible, be concluded by the Sub-Divisional Officer within (three months) from the date of the application." Learned Standing Counsel submits that he has no objection if a direction is issued by this Court for expeditious disposal of the
case within stipulated period as provided under law. In view of the nature of the order proposed to be passed, the service of notice upon the respondent Nos. 4 to 22 is dispensed with. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the view that no useful purpose would be served in keeping this writ petition pending.
Accordingly, without adverting on merits of the case, this Court deems it appropriate to finally dispose of the present writ petition with a direction to Sub Divisional Magistrate, Tehsil Sadar, district Maharajganj (respondent No. 3), before whom the aforementioned matter is pending for disposal, to decide the Computerized Case No. T-202105470105005 under Section 24 (3) of U.P. Revneue Code, 2006 strictly in accordance with law by a reasoned order on merit within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. It is further directed that no unnecessary adjournments will be granted to either of the parties and any adjournment, if prayed for, may be granted only in exceptional circumstances. With the aforesaid direction, the present writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 21.5.2025 Sumaira Digitally signed by :- SUMAIRA AQUIL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad