HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 33468 of 2026 Court No. - 37 HON'BLE CHANDRA KUMAR RAI, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Dhananjay Singh, learned standing counsel for the state-respondents. 2. The instant writ petition has been filed for the following relief:- "Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, commanding the respondent no.2/Tehsildar, Tehsil Belthara Road, District Ballia to decide the Mutation Case No.4064/2025 (Computerized Case No.T202515090704064 (Ashish Kumar Chaurasiya vs. Shri Ram), under Section 34 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, within the stipulated period" 3. Counsel for the petitioner submitted that mutation proceeding, initiated at the instance of the petitioner, is pending before respondent no.2/Tehsildar since 2025. He further placed copy of the order-sheet of the pending proceeding, in order to demonstrate that the case is not proceeding expeditiously. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent no.2 to decide the aforesaid proceedings to its logical conclusion, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 3 months, from the date of production of a certified copy of this order before the authority concerned, after affording proper opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, in accordance with law. September 17, 2026 C.Prakash Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dhirendra Singh, Santosh Kumar Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Chandra Kumar Rai,J.) Ashish Kumar Chaurasiya .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- CHANDRA PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad