Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:26176 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 2602 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ibrar Ahmad Respondent :- Settlement Officer Consolidation, Sultanpur And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Udai Pratap Lal Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Mohan Singh Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard Shri Udai Pratap Lal, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Yogesh Awasthi, learned Standing Counsel for the State and perused the record. In view of order proposed to be passed, issuance of notice to the private- respondent(s), if any, is hereby dispensed with. The instant petition has been preferred seeking following main relief:- "(i) issue a order or direction in the nature to commanding to opposite party no. 1 to decide the case no.645/2021, AN 202354046800000078 under stipulated time on the basis of ground taken in petition, enquiring realities on the basis of evidence which is contained as Annexure No. 1 in the interest of justice." Taking note of the fact that the petitioner is a 53 years old person and due to the pendency of the proceedings in issue, the petitioner, as stated, is suffering great hardship and mental agony, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the opposite party No.1/Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Sultanpur to consider and decide the case No.645/2021, AN 202354046800000078, 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 :- 6.5.2025 ML/- Digitally signed by :- MUNNA LAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench