Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:33920 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 3592 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ram Vilas Respondent :- Settlement Officer Of Consolidation, Distt. Lko. And 9 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Jay Prakash Singh,Santosh Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned State counsel. In view of order proposed to be passed, issuance of notice to the private-respondent(s) is hereby dispensed with. The instant petition has been preferred seeking following main relief(s):- "A. Issue an order or direction to the Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Lucknow/respondent no.01 to decide the appeal filed U/s- 11(1) of U.P. Consolidation and Holdings Act, bearing case no. 397/2024, (Bhagwandeen and another Vs Ramvilas and others), which is pending since 13.12.2024, within the time specified by this Hon'ble Court." It is submitted that for the reasons beyond control of the petitioner, the case/appeal, in issue, has yet not been decided, though, the same is pending since December, 2024 and on account of pendency of the same, the petitioner, who is aged about 68 years, is suffering great hardship and mental agony. In these circumstances, indulgence of this Court is required in the matter. The prayer is to expedite the proceedings of pending case. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the view that no fruitful purpose will be served in keeping this petition pending. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.1/Settlement Officer Of Consolidation, District Lucknow to consider and decide the Case/Appeal No.397/2024 (Bhagwandeen and another Vs Ramvilas and others) most expeditiously after affording full opportunity of hearing to the parties to the litigation and without granting unnecessary adjournment to either party 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 :- 30.5.2025 Arun/- Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR GANGWAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench