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Case :- WRIT - C No. - 25695 of 2020 Petitioner :- Rajendra Kumar Jaiswal Respondent :- State Of U P And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- A.P. Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.
Hon'ble Vivek Agarwal,J.
1. Heard Sri Prem Sagar Verma, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Girish Vishwakarma, learned Standing Counsel for the State.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that an application under Section 116 of U.P. Revenue Code is pending before the respondent no.2 i.e. Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Padrauna, District- Kushinagar as a case no.06303 of 2019; Rajendra Vs. Virendra and others, and he be directed to decide the same expeditiously.
3. This prayer is not opposed by Sri Girish Vishwakarma, learned Standing Counsel for the State.
4. In view of such facts, this writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to respondent no.2 i.e. Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Padrauna, District-Kushinagar to decide the pending application/case of the petitioner on its own merits, referred to above, if possible, within a period of 90 days from the date of receipt of computer downloaded copy in PDF form of this order strictly in accordance with law provided none of the parties shall seek adjournment before the concerned Authority on any date, and if any adjournment is sought, competent authority will be free to impose heavy cost on the parties seeking adjournment.
5. In above terms, the writ petition is disposed off.
6. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.
Order Date :- 7.1.2021 Ashutosh