Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:21643 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 2168 of 2025 Petitioner :- Lallan Respondent :- Settlement Officer Of Consolidation, Raibareli And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mohammad Ahmad Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 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:- "WHEREFORE, it is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to direct the Settlement Officer of Consolidation to decide the Appeal No. 123/2023 (Lallan Singh versus Smt. Rahmatun and another) U/S 53(KHA) of U.P.C.H. Act pending before the Settlement Officer of Consolidation Raibareli which pending since 2023 as expeditious as possible or within a period as stipulated by this Hon'ble Court." Considering the facts as stated, particularly the period of pendency of the appeal, which appears to be pending since 2023 as also that dispute between the parties was arose in the year 1994, this petition is disposed of with direction to authority concerned, to consider and decide the pending appeal 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 :- 17.4.2025 Jyoti/- Digitally signed by :- JYOTI RAJWANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- JYOTI RAJWANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench