HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 20884 of 2025 Court No. - 74 HON'BLE DEEPAK VERMA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned AGA for the State. 2. The present writ petition has been filed to issue a writ of mandamus commanding the respondent no.2 Commissioner Azamgarh Division Azamgarh to decide the stay application dated 03.09.2025 filed in Appeal No.C 202515000002588 (Deepak Kumar Singh vs. Additional District Azamgarh), under section 6 of U.P. Control of Gundas Act. Further directing the respondent nos. 3 and 4 to not give effect the order dated 07.08.2025 until the disposal of the stay application by the petitioner in Appeal No.C 202515000002588 (Deepak Kumar Singh vs. Additional District Azamgarh), under section 6 of the U.P. Control of Gundas Act. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that by order dated 07.08.2025, Additional District Magistrate has passed externment order against which the petitioner has preferred appeal before Commissioner, Azamgarh Mandal, Azamgarh alongwith stay application on 03.09.2025 and the Commissioner Azamgarh/respondent no.2 has not passed any order on the stay application of the petitioner. Present writ petition has filed with direction in the nature of mandamus to decide the stay application dated 03.09.2025 of the petitioner within stipulated period. 4. Learned AGA has no objection to the prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner. 5. The present writ petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondent no.2 i.e. Commissioner Azamgarh Division, Azamgarh to Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Saurabh Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Deepak Singh @ Deepak Kumar Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) decide the stay application of the petitioner preferably within a period of two weeks from today. 6. Till then, no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioner in the aforesaid case. October 8, 2025 SKD CRLP No. 20884 of 2025 2 (Deepak Verma,J.) Digitally signed by :- SURJIT KUMAR DEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad