Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:20087 Court No. - 7 Case :- WRIT - B No. - 307 of 2025 Petitioner :- Sri Ram Verma Respondent :- Deputy Director Of Consolidation, Pratapgarh And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Amit Dwivedi,Vinod Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Pankaj Gupta Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Hemant Kumar Pandey, learned Standing Counsel for the State/opposite party Nos. 1 to 4 and perused the record. 2. In view of order proposed to be passed, issuance of notice to the private-opposite parties, if any, is hereby dispensed with, as impugned order was passed only after hearing the petitioner. 3. The instant petition has been preferred seeking following main relief:- "I. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the order dated 21.03.2025 passed by Deputy Director of Consolidation, Pratapgarh in revision No.902 of 2022 (Computerized No.202254025700001201) (contained as Annexure no.1 to the writ petition) after summoning the original. II. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the order dated 05.05.2022 passed by Settlement officer Consolidation, Pratapgarh /opposite party no.2 in case no.340/1997 Gram Sabha Vs. State of U.P (contained as Annexure no. 2 to the writ petition) after summoning the original. III. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the order dated 26.08.2019 passed by Settlement Officer Consolidation, Pratapgarh (Contained as Annexure no. 3 to the writ Petition) after summoning the original. IV. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the order dated 20.05.1997 passed by Consolidation officer, Pratapgarh. (contained as Annexure no. 4 to the writ petition) after summoning the original. V. Issue a writ in nature of mandamus commanding the opposite parties not to implement the orders dated 20.05.1997 passed by Consolidation officer, Pratapgarh & the order dated 26.08.2019 passed by Settlement Officer Consolidation, Pratapgarh and further not to disturb the peace full possession of the petitioner over the property situated at Gata no.3670 Village Antu, Tehsil & District Pratapgarh." 4. The brief facts which are relevant for the disposal of the dispute at the admission stage are to the effect that the revision was filed in terms of Section 48 of the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 (in short "Act, 1953") challenging the order dated 05.05.2022, passed in the proceedings initiated under Rule 109 (3) of the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Rules, 1954 (in short "Rules, 1954") by the petitioner on 21.05.2022. 5. The revision, aforesaid, was registered as Revision/Case/Computerized No.202254025700001201). 6. In the aforesaid revision, vide order dated 21.03.2025, after about 03 years, the application seeking interim protection has been rejected. The order dated 21.03.2025 is extracted herein below :- "ससुनना तथना पनाथरनना -पत्र एववं पत्रनावलली कना पररिसलीलन ककयना कनम्न तथ्य स्पष्ट हहै। 1. यह कनगरिनानली SOC कके कदिननावंक 5.5.22 कके आदिकेश कके कवरुद्ध पस्तसुत ककी गयली हहै SOC दनारिना उपरिरोक आदिकेश परोषणलीयतना कके कबवंदिसु परि हली कनणर्णीत ककयना गयना हहै। 2. इस पपूरिके पकरिण मम मपूल आदिकेश सवंबवंधधित चकबन्दिली अधधिकनारिली कना कदिननावंक 20.5.97 कना आदिकेश हहै। इसली आदिकेश (न्यनाकयक आदिकेश) कके अनसुक्रम मम परिवनानना अमलदिरिनामदि जनारिली ककयके जनानके कके सवंबवंधि मम एक पशनासकनक पकक्रयना कके तहत Soc दनारिना सवंबवंधधित चकबन्दिली अधधिकनारिली करो अनसुमकत पदिनान ककी गयली। 3. उपरिरोक कके कवरुद्ध वनाजदिनायरिना कहतके हहए एक अपलील जहैसली पकक्रयना अपननातके हहए SOC न्यनायनालय मम चनारिनाजरोई ककी गयली जरो कक उपरिरोक वकणरत आधिनारिरो परि खनाररिज करि दिली गयली। 4. आश्चयरजनक रूप सके चकबन्दिली अधधिकनारिली कके मपूल -न्यनाकयक आदिकेश कदिननावंक 20.5.97 करो कहली भली न्यनाकयक रूप सके challenge ककयना गयना पररिलकक्षित नहहीं हरो रिहना हहै जबकक पनाथर्णी दनारिना वणर्णीत तथ्ययों कके पकनाश मम ऐसना ककयना जनानना सवरयना वनावंकछित थना। 5. स्पष्ट हहै कक पनाथर्णी /कनगरिनानलीकतनार कना करोई स्पष्ट prima-facie कके स हली नहहीं हहै अततः balance of convenience अथवना अपपूणर्णीय छिकत हरोनके कना पश्न हली नहहीं हहै । तदिद नसुसनारि यह पनाथरनना -पत्र कनस्तनाररित ककयना जनातना हहै।" 7. The above quoted order indicates that only the petitioner was heard. 8. The above quoted order also reflects that the same is not a reasoned and speaking order as explained by this Court as also the Hon'ble Apex Court in various pronouncements, which are required in view of the settled principles of law (Vide CCT Vs. Shukla & Bros., (2010) 4 SCC 785 considered in Civil Appeal No.3465 of 2023 (State Project Director, U.P. Education for All Project Board & others Vs. Saroj Maurya & others, decided on 21.08.2024 and Ircon International Limited Thru. General Manager Vs. Deepak Yadav, 2019 SCC OnLine All 4239). 9. In view of the aforesaid, this court finds that the interference in the impugned order is required. Accordingly, the impugned order dated. 21.03.2025 is set aside. The matter is remanded back to the Deputy Director of Consolidation, who shall consider the case of the petitioner and decide the application, which was rejected vide order dated 21.03.2025, within a period of one month from the date of production of certified copy of this order. 10. The writ petition is allowed in terms of the above. Order Date :- 9.4.2025 ML/- Digitally signed by :- MUNNA LAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench