HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 16289 of 2026 Court No. - 33 HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR NIGAM, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 2. This writ petition has been filed for following relief:- "(1) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the District Collector, District-Budaun/ Respondent No.2 to decide the departmental Appeal dated 12/08/2013 under Rule 11 of Uttar Pradesh Government Servant (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999 of the petitioner within stipulated period." 3. Contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that aforementioned appeal is pending since 2013 and he prayed that same may be decided expeditiously. 4. No useful purpose would be served in keeping this petition pending. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition stands disposed of finally with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the appeal, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of twelve weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order after giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned and without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties provided there is no other legal impediment. October 5, 2026 Nitika Sri. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Sunil Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Rupendra Singh Shakya .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- NITIKA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad