Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:599 Court No. - 8 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 6317 of 2024 Petitioner :- Ram Sumer And 7 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Collector, Ayodhya And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sanjai Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Jaspreet Singh,J. None appears for the petitioners. Learned Standing counsel for the State respondent is present. In pursuance of the order passed by the Court dated 03.01.2025 learned Standing counsel has provided a copy of the written instructions signed under the signatures of the Consolidation Officer, Sadar District Ayodhya indicating that due to the fact that the proceedings were dismissed for want of prosecution on 05.01.1984, then again on 16.11.1994 and, thereafter, again on 25.09.2017 and from time to time the proceedings were also restored. In the interim period, some of the parties had died and the legal heirs were brought on record. During pendency of the proceedings, a revision was also preferred which came to be dismissed on 18.10.2019 and it is only, thereafter, that the matter is pending, however, all endeavor is being made to decide the same expeditiously including the fact that during COVID period, the proceedings could not be taken up with promptitude. It is also stated that the petitioners themselves are not cooperating. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the opinion that no gainful purpose would be served in keeping the writ petition pending. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of with a direction to Consolidation Officer to decide the matter expeditiously preferably fixing one date in every week and in case, if the parties do not cooperate, it shall be open for them to proceed in accordance with law. With the aforesaid, the petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 6.1.2025 Harshita Digitally signed by :- HARSHITA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench