Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:37447 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - B No. - 602 of 2025 Petitioner :- Rajesh Kumar And Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Revenue And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Pramod Kumar Shukla,Ashish Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Dilip Kumar Pandey Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. It has been submitted that a Notification date 01.12.2022 published in Gazetted on 17.12.2022 U/S 4 of Consolidation of Holdings Act has been issued against which a representation has been given by certain villagers including the petitioner for cancellation of the said notification and a prayer has been made seeking a direction to respondent No. 3 to consider and decide the said application expeditiously. 3. Learned Standing Counsel has submitted that it is only in exercise of powers under Rule 16 of Consolidation of Holding Rules, 1954 that the Commissioner of Consolidation is empowered to cancel the notification issued U/S 4 of C.H. Act when the conditions as provided for in Sub-Clause a to d are fulfilled. 4. Accordingly, in light of the above, the Commissioner of Consolidation is directed to consider and decide the application of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders in terms of Rule 17 of C.H. Rules, 1954 in accordance with law, expeditiously. 5. With the above observations / directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. (Alok Mathur, J.) Order Date :- 3.7.2025 Ravi/ Digitally signed by :- RAVI SHANKAR SRIVASTAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench