Allahabad High Court
GUDDI DEVI URF SHAKEELAversusCOMMISSIONER PRAYAGRAJ MANDAL AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- MANISH KUMAR NIGAM
Holding
The Court directed the respondent to decide the pending appeal within six months, without granting unnecessary adjournments.
Summary
Petitioner Guddi Devi (Shakeela) filed a writ petition seeking an order directing the Commissioner of Prayagraj Mandal to hear and decide a pending appeal (appeal No. 1138/2024) that has been delayed since 2024. The petitioner argued that multiple dates had been fixed but the appeal remained undecided, causing undue hardship. The Court noted that keeping the writ petition pending served no useful purpose and, without addressing the merits of the underlying appeal, ordered the respondent to decide the appeal expeditiously. The Court directed that the appeal be decided within six months of the certified copy of the order, after service on all parties and without unnecessary adjournments, provided no other legal impediment exists. The petition was therefore disposed of with the specified direction.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court should intervene to direct the respondent to hear and decide the pending appeal expeditiously.
Legislation cited
- Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006 — s. 207
Subjects
- writ petition
- delay in hearing
- expeditious disposal
- adjournment
- Section 207
- Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code
- High Court of Allahabad
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 18009 of 2026
Guddi Devi Urf Shakeela
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Commissioner Prayagraj Mandal And 2
Others .....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Sudhir Kumar
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Azad Rai, C.S.C.
Court No. - 36
HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR NIGAM, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties, learned Standing
Counsel for the State and perused the record.
2. The instant writ petition has been filed for the following relief:
"्श्धेय न्यायालय ्षारा परमादेश ्ऺकृित में आदेश, अथवा िनदरॏश पािरत कर
िवप्षी संख्या (आयु्व ्ऺयागराज मण्डल ्ऺयागराज) को िनदरॏिशत िकया जावे
िक अपीलािथनी ्षारा ्ऺस्तुत (िवचाराधीन) अपील संख्या 1138/2024
कम्प्यूटरीकृत वाद संख्या C 20240200000 1138, बमुकदमा गु्डी देवी
उफर् शकीला बनाम मुन्ने, अन्तगर्त धारा 207 उ्तर ्ऺदेश राजस्व संिहता
2006, पर यथा शी्स सुनवाई हेतु उिचत आ्ञा पािरत िकये जाने हेतु आ्ञा
पािरत िकये जाने की अनुकम्पा की जावें ।"
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the aforesaid
appeal is pending since 2024. It is further contended that several
dates have been fixed but the same has not been decided yet. He
prayed that the 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
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petition stands disposed of finally with a direction to respondent
No. 1 to consider and decide the aforementioned appeal, in
accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of
six months from the date of production of a certified copy of this
order after ensuring service upon all the opposite parties and
giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned and
without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the
parties provided that there is no other legal impediment.
May 7, 2026 (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.)
Ved Prakash
Digitally signed by :-
VED PRAKASH SHARMA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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