Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:33701 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 3692 of 2025 Petitioner :- Kanhaiya Lal Respondent :- Consolidation Officer Naveen Dist. Gonda And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Hemant Kumar Pandey 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. Direct the opposite party no.1 to decide the Application dated 23.12.2019 in Case No.104/CO/2025, under section 12 U.P.C.H. Act, titled as Kanhaiya Lal V/s State, relating to Village- Chandaha, Pargana-Mahadeva, Tehsil-Tarabganj, District-Gonda expeditiously within a stipulated period as fixed by this Hon'ble court, in the interest of justice." Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, period of pendency of the application in issue dated 23.12.2019 and also that the petitioner is a very old person aged about 78 years, who on account of the pendency of the same, as stated, is suffering great hardship and mental agony, 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/Consolidation Officer Naveen, District- Gonda to consider and decide the application in issue dated 23.12.2019 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. 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