HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - B No. - 3936 of 2025 Court No. - 55 HON'BLE CHANDRA KUMAR RAI, J. 1. Heard Sri Dinesh Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned standing counsel for the state-respondents. 2. The instant writ petition has been filed seeking a writ of mandamus, commanding respondent no.1/Consolidation Officer, Sadar (1st), Azamgarh to decide the Restoration Application No.Nill dated 30.12.2022 in Case No.98 under Rule 109 of the U.P. C.H. Rules expeditiously. 3. Counsel for the petitioners states that within-time restoration application dated 30.12.2022 filed on behalf of the private respondents in the proceeding under Rule 109 of the U.P. C.H. Rules is pending before respondent no.1 since 2022. He placed the certified copy of the order sheet of the pending proceeding, in order to demonstrate that the case is not proceeding expeditiously. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent no.1/Consolidation Officer, Sadar (1st), Azamgarh to decide the aforesaid restoration application, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 2 months, from the date of production of a certified copy of this order before the authority concerned, after affording proper opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, in accordance with law. October 9, 2025 C.Prakash Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dinesh Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Chandra Kumar Rai,J.) Ashish Kumar .....Petitioner(s) Consolidation Officer And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- CHANDRA PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad