Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:20008 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 1975 of 2025 Petitioner :- Rajesh Kumar And Others Respondent :- Settlement Officer Of Consolidation, Ayodhya And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Arvind Kumar Pathak, Ram Suphal Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, 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 graciously be pleased to direct the Settlement Officer of Consolidation Ayodhya to decide the Appeal bearing computerized No. 2022540423000013(Ram Tej and others versus Ram Bahadur and others). which is pending since 2022 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 2022 and on account of the pendency of the same, the petitioners, 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, Ayodhya to consider and decide the appeal bearing Computerized Case No.2022540423000013 (Ram Tej and others versus Ram Bahadur and others), which is pending since 2022, 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 :- 9.4.2025 ML/- Digitally signed by :- MUNNA LAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench