Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:20595 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 2034 of 2025 Petitioner :- Smt. Sheela Tiwari Respondent :- Consolidation Officer, Sadar, Barabanki And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- M.K. Dixit Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard. In view of order proposed to be passed, issuance of notice to the private-respondent(s) is hereby dispensed with. The present petition has been filed for the following main relief:- "(i) An, order or direction commanding the opposite party No.1 to decide the case No. 381/2023 (Sheela Tiwari Versus Krishna Dev & Others) under section 9 A(2) of U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, Village- Markamau, Pargana -Badosarain, Tahsil-Sirauli Gauspur, District Barabanki, pending before the opposite party No. 1, within stipulated period as fixed by this Hon'ble court." Considering the facts as stated, particularly the period of pendency of the case, which appears to be pending since 2016, this petition is disposed of with direction to opposite party no.1/Consolidation Officer, Sadar, District- Barabanki to consider and decide the pending case in issue, quoted in the prayer clause, most expeditiously, after affording full opportunity of hearing to the parties, but without granting any unnecessary adjournment, preferably within a period of six months from the next date fixed before it, 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 :- 11.4.2025 Jyoti/- Digitally signed by :- JYOTI RAJWANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench