Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:45738 Court No. - 5 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 4650 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shakuntala Pandey Respondent :- Consolidation Officer Old Gonad, Gonda Counsel for Petitioner :- Shailendra Kumar Misra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J. 1. Heard Sri Shailendra Kumar Misra, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel for the State respondent. 2. Instant petition has been filed by the petitioner praying for direction to the respondent No. 1 - Consolidation Officer, Old Gonda, Gonda, to decide application under Rule 109A(1) of the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Rules, 1954 filed in Case No. 12 of 2024 - Smt. Shankuntala Pandey Vs. Chandra Diwakar, expeditiously. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that grievance of the petitioner would be sufficiently met in case respondent no. --, considers and decides the aforesaid case in the time bound manner. 4. Learned Standing Counsel has no objection to the aforesaid prayer. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without entering into the merits of the case, respondent no. 1 - Consolidation Officer, Old Gonda, Gonda, is directed to decide application under Rule 109A(1) of the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Rules, 1954 filed in Case No. 12 of 2024 - Smt. Shankuntala Pandey Vs. Chandra Diwakar, expeditiously, say within a period of six months from the date of production of certified copy of this order, in accordance with law, if there is no legal impediment. 6 It is further directed that the parties to the case shall cooperate in expeditious disposal of the case and shall not seek any unnecessary adjournment, neither any such adjournment shall be granted by the Court concerned, except in exceptional circumstances. 7. With above observations/directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 5.8.2025 A. Verma (Alok Mathur, J.) Digitally signed by :- ANURAG VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench