HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 5754 of 2025 Court No. - 5 HON'BLE ALOK MATHUR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents no. 1 and 2 and Shri Pankaj Gupta, learned counsel for respondent no.5. 2. In view of the order proposed to be passed, notice to private respondents is dispensed with. 3. Instant petition has been filed by the petitioners praying for direction to the respondent No.2 i.e. Settlement Officer, Consolidation, District Pratapgarh to expeditiously decide the case of the petitioners bearing Appeal No. 680/2024 (Vimala Devi Vs. Apporva Singh and others), under Section 11(1) of the U.P. C.H. Act, pending before him within a reasonable period of time as directed by this Hon'ble Court. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that grievance of the petitioners would be sufficiently met in case respondent no. 2 considers and decides the aforesaid case 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.2 i.e. Settlement Officer, Consolidation, District Pratapgarh is desired to make all endeavor to decide the case of the petitioners bearing Appeal No. 680/2024 (Vimala Devi Vs. Apporva Singh and others), under Section 11(1) of the U.P. C.H. Act, expeditiously, say within a period of six months from the date of production of certified copy of this order, after affording opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned 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 Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ajeet Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Pankaj Gupta Mansha Devi And Another .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Revenue U.P. Lko. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) adjournment, neither any such adjournment shall be granted by the Court concerned, except in exceptional circumstances. Counsel for the petitioners undertakes that he shall cooperate in expeditious disposal of the case, failing which the benefit of this order shall not be available to the petitioners. 8. With above observations/directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. September 23, 2025 Muk A227 No. 5754 of 2025 2 (Alok Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- MOHD UMAR KHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench