JUDGMENT :

VIVEK KUMAR BIRLA, J.

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents.

2. Present writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent no. 2, the Commissioner, Allahabad Division, Allahabad to decide Appeal No. 509 of 2014, (Computerized No. 2014020000509) Prafull Kumar vs. State of U.P. through the District Magistrate, Allahabad within a specific period as fixed by this Court.

3. The appeal is pending since 2014.

4. A perusal of the order-sheet right from the year 2014 reflects that except on few dates almost throughout the lawyers were abstaining from work. Once the appeal was dismissed for want of prosecution also. It is also pertinent to note that in fact, the lawyers are so regularly abstaining from work that a rubber stamp is being used on the order-sheet that the lawyers are abstaining from work. This position is continuing since the year 2014 itself till date except the period during which the Court was not functioning due to Covid-19 Pandemic.

5. Almost everyday large number of petitions are coming before this Court with similar prayers that proceedings may be decided within a time bound period a