HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 3332 of 2026 Ghanshyam Tiwari .....Petitioner(s) Versus Additional Commissioner (Administration), Ayodhya Division, Ayodhya And Another .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rama Niwas Pathak Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Court No. - 4 HON'BLE SYED QAMAR HASAN RIZVI, J. 1. Heard Sri Sudhir Kumar Pandey, Advocate holding brief of Sri Rama Niwas Pathak, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Yogesh Awasthi, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel representing the respondent no. 1 and perused the record. 2. The instant petition has been filed, inter alia, praying for the following relief: "(i) Issue a direction to the opposite party no. 1 to decide the Revision No. 01700/2019, Computerized Case No. C201904000001700, Ghanshyam Tiwari Versus Ramkesh, pertaining to Gata No. 569 & 651, situated at Village Lalmanpur, Pargana Bidhar, Tehsil Alapur, District Ambedkar Nagar, pending before him sine 22.10.2019, within a reasonable period of time." 3. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that Revision No. 01700/2019, Computerized Case No. C201904000001700, Ghanshyam Tiwari Versus Ramkesh, is pending for disposal since 2019 before the respondent no.1. He submits that the petitioner is suffering hardship because of the pendency of the aforesaid proceeding before the authority concerned. 4. Para 458 of U.P. Revenue Court Manual provides as under:

"458. Speedy Disposal- (1) The court shall endeavour to finally decide the suit within a period of one year from the date of institution of the suit and if the suit is not decided within the period aforesaid, the reason for the same shall be recorded. (2) The appellate or the revisional court shall endeavour to finally A227 No. 3332 of 2026 2 decide the appeal or revision, as the case may be, within a period of six months from the date of filing the appeal or revision and if the appeal or revision is not decided within the aforesaid period, the reason for the same shall be recorded. " 5. A plain reading of the aforesaid clause manifests the express and unequivocal legislative intent that proceedings are required to be concluded within the stipulated period of time and in the event of delay, the authority concerned is obligated to record reasons for the same. 6. Learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the State-respondents states that he has no objection, if the present petition is disposed of with a direction by this Court for expeditious disposal of the above mentioned case, within stipulated period as to be fixed by this Court. 7. In view of the nature of the order proposed to be passed, the service of notice upon the respondent no.2 is dispensed with. 8. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the view that no useful purpose would be served in keeping this petition pending.

9. Accordingly, without adverting on merits of the case and with the consent of the parties, this Court deems it appropriate to finally dispose of the present petition, with a direction to the Additional Commissioner (Administration) Ayodhya Division, Ayodhya (respondent No. 1), before whom the Revision No. 01700/2019, Computerized Case No. C201904000001700, Ghanshyam Tiwari Versus Ramkesh, is pending for disposal, to decide the same strictly in accordance with law, by a reasoned order on merit, after affording during opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, expeditiously and preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order, unless there is any legal impediment. It is further directed that no unnecessary adjournments be granted to either of the parties, if prayed for, will be permissible to be granted only in exceptional circumstances. 10. With the aforesaid direction, the present petition is disposed of. June 5, 2026 Arun (Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi,J.) Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench