Sanjay Pandey and Another vs State of U.P. and 14 Others — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Sanjay Pandey and Another vs State of U.P. and 14 Others — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction issued to respondent No. 2 / Additional Commissioner (Judicial), Azamgarh Region, Azamgarh to decide Appeal No. 134 of 2025 (Computer Case No. C202515000000134) strictly in accordance with law, most expeditiously and preferably within six months from the date of production of a certified copy of the order before the court below, without granting unnecessary adjournments unless there is no legal impediment; opposite party's right to seek modification/variation reserved.

Issue for consideration

Whether respondent No. 2 / Additional Commissioner (Judicial), Azamgarh Region, Azamgarh should be directed to decide Appeal No. 134 of 2025 (Computer Case No. C202515000000134), filed under Section 207 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, expeditiously.

Court's answer

The petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No. 2 / Additional Commissioner (Judicial), Azamgarh Region, Azamgarh to decide Appeal No. 134 of 2025 strictly in accordance with law, most expeditiously and preferably within a period of six months from the date of production of a certified copy of the order before the court below, without granting unnecessary adjournments unless there is no legal impediment.

Ratio / Principle

Having regard to the order proposed, no useful purpose would be served by putting the opposite party to notice and keeping the petition pending; the opposite party's right to seek modification/variation of the order is expressly kept reserved.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Prakash Padia, J.) disposed of Writ-C No. 10503 of 2026 filed by Sanjay Pandey and another against the State of U.P. and others, seeking a direction to respondent No. 2 / Additional Commissioner (Judicial), Azamgarh Region, Azamgarh to decide Appeal No. 134 of 2025 (Computer Case No. C202515000000134), filed under Section 207 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, expeditiously. Observing that the appeal had been pending before the court below for a long time with no final decision taken, and that no useful purpose would be served by issuing notice or keeping the petition pending, the Court directed that the appeal be decided strictly in accordance with law, most expeditiously and preferably within six months from the date of production of a certified copy of the order before the court below, without granting unnecessary adjournments unless there is no legal impediment. The opposite party's right to seek modification or variation of the order was kept reserved.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 10503 of 2026

Sanjay Pandey And Another

	Versus .....Petitioner(s)
State Of U.P. And 14 Others	.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s)	: Manoj Yadav
Counsel for Respondent(s)	: C.S.C., Girdhar Prasad Tripathi

Court No. - 6

HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J.

Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

In view of the order proposed to be passed herein, no useful purpose would be served by putting the opposite party to notice and keeping this petition pending before this Court. However, in case the opposite party feels aggrieved by the order his/her right to seek modification/variation of the order is being kept reserved.

The basic relief sought by the petitioners in the present petition is to direct the respondent No.2/Additional Commissioner (Judicial) Azamgarh Region Azamgarh to decide Appeal No.134 of 2025 (Computer Case No.C202515000000134))filed under Section 207 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 expeditiously.

The matter is pending before the Court below since long and considerable time has already been lapsed but till date no final decision has been taken in the matter.

In the facts and circumstances of the case, the present petition is disposed of directing the respondent No.2/Additional Commissioner (Judicial) Azamgarh Region Azamgarh to decide the aforesaid Appeal strictly in accordance with law most expeditiously and preferably within a period of six months from the date of production of certified copy before the Court below but without granting unnecessary adjournment unless there is no legal impediment.

(Prakash Padia,J.)

March 19, 2026

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Digitally signed by :- SYED MOHAMMAD SAQLAIN HAIDER High Court of Judicature at Allahabad