Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:48127 Court No. - 5 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 4885 of 2025 Petitioner :- Birendr Singh Respondent :- Settlement Officer Chakvandi, Pratapgarh And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rakesh Mishra,Shikha Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents. 2. In view of the proposed order, notice to private respondents is dispensed with. 3. Instant petition has been filed by the petitioner praying for direction to the respondent No. 1 / Settlement Officer Chakvandi, Pratapgarh to decide the Appeal No.1034 of 2024, "Santosh Singh and others vs. Krishna Murari and others" Village Ishan pur, Pergana and Tehsil Patti, District Pratapgarh, under Section 11(1) of U.P.C.H. Act, expeditiously. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that grievance of the petitioner would be sufficiently met in case respondent no. 2/ Settlement Officer Chakvandi, Pratapgarh, considers and decides the aforesaid appeal in the time bound manner. 5. Learned Standing Counsel has no objection to the aforesaid prayer. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without entering into the merits, respondent no. 1/ Settlement Officer Chakvandi, Pratapgarh is directed to decide the Appeal No.1034 of 2024, "Santosh Singh and others vs. Krishna Murari and others" Village Ishan Pur, Pergana and Tehsil Patti, District Pratapgarh, under Section 11(1) of U.P.C.H. Act, expeditiously, say within a period of eight months from the date of production of certified copy of this order, in accordance with law, if there is no legal impediment. 7. 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. 8. With above observations/directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. [Alok Mathur,J.] Order Date :- 18.8.2025 KR Digitally signed by :- RABINDRA KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench