HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 36659 of 2026 Court No. - 38 HON'BLE VINOD DIWAKAR, J. 1. Amendment application filed by the learned counsel for the petitioner, is taken on record. 2. Heard counsel for the petitioner and learned standing counsel representing the State-respondents. 3. The present writ petition has been preferred for issuance of a direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent no. 1 Board of Revenue, Prayagraj to decide the petitioner's Stamp Appeal No. 997 of 2017, titled Priyanka Devi @ Priyanka Singh v. State of U.P. & Ors, within stipulated time. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that aforesaid appeal has been pending consideration before respondent no.1, but no final decision or adjudication has been made thereon till date. Therefore, a suitable direction be issued to respondent no.1 to decide the aforesaid appeal expeditiously, within a stipulated time. 5. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, the present writ petition is finally disposed of with a direction to respondent no.1, Board of Revenue, Prayagraj, to decide Stamp Appeal No. 997 of 2017, Priyanka Devi @ Priyanka Singh v. State of U.P. & Others, in accordance with law, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order, provided that the petitioner deposits one-third of the amount within the said period. 6. In case the petitioner fails to deposit one-third of the amount within the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Damodar Kumar Tiwari, Dhiraj Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Priyanka Devi @ Priyanka Singh .....Petitioner(s) Board Of Revenue Up And Another .....Respondent(s) aforesaid period, the appeal shall be decided by the Board of Revenue in accordance with roster of the court. September 21, 2026 A. Tripathi WRIC No. 36659 of 2026 2 (Vinod Diwakar,J.) Digitally signed by :- AKHILESH TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad