Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:19134 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 1874 of 2025 Petitioner :- Vijay Singh Respondent :- Settlement Officer Of Consolidation, Amethi And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Virijendra Kumar Singh,Amit Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Hemant Kumar Pandey, learned Standing Counsel for the State/opposite party No.1 and perused the record. In view of order proposed to be passed, issuance of notice to the private- respondents is hereby dispensed with. By means of this petition, the petitioner seeks following main relief(s) :- "Wherefore, it is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble court may kindly be pleased to direct the opposite party no. 1 to decide the Appeal по 863/TB/2025/202554047100000086( Ram Singh & Others v/s Ram Shankar & Others) pending in the court of opposite party no. 1 as expeditious as possible or within a period as stipulated by this Hon'ble Court." Taking note of the fact that the appeal is pending since 2016 and on account of pendency of the same, the petitioner, as stated, are suffering great hardship and mental agony, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.1/Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Amethi to consider and decide the Appeal Nо.863/TB/2025/202554047100000086 (Ram Singh & Others v/s Ram Shankar & Others), expeditiously, after affording full opportunity of hearing to the parties to the litigation and without granting unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties, preferably within a period of six months from the next date fixed in the case, if there is no other legal impediment in this regard. It is made clear that the Court has not examined the case of either party on merits and the Authority concerned shall be free to decide the matter strictly in accordance with law. With the aforesaid, the petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 5.4.2025 ML/- Digitally signed by :- MUNNA LAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench