HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - B No. - 4118 of 2025 Court No. - 55 HON'BLE CHANDRA KUMAR RAI, J. 1. Heard Sri Abhijeet Yadav, learned counsel holding the brief of Sri Chandrajeet Yadav, learned counsel for petitioner and Sri Shailesh Srivastava, learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. The instant petitioner has been filed for the following reliefs:- i. Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of an ad-interim mandamus directing the respondent no. 2-Settlement Officer to decide the Case No. 0582/2025 (Jaysingh Yadav and 7 Ors Vs. Bechu and 17 Others), under rule 109(3) Uttar-Pradeh "Rules for Consolidation of Holdings" Rule 1954, pending before Settlement Officer, District Mahrajganj, within specified period, failing which the petitioner shall suffer irreparable loss and injury, as expeditiously as possible preferably within the time prescribed by this Hon'ble Court in order to secure the ends of justice. ii. Issue A writ, order or direction, which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the present case." 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submitted that appeal under Rule 109A(3) of the U.P.C.H. Rules filed by the petitioner is pending before Settlement Officer Consolidation, Maharajganj. He further placed the order sheet of the pending proceeding in order to demonstrate that matter is not proceeding expeditiously. He next submitted that appropriate direction be issued for expeditious disposal of aforementioned pending Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Chandrajeet Yadav, Deepankar Shukla, Tanzeel Ahmad Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Jaysingh Yadav .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 18 Others .....Respondent(s) appeal and till the pendency of appeal interim protection for maintaining status quo be granted. 4. I have considered the arguments advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the record. 5. There is no dispute about the fact that appeal under Rule 109A (3) of the U.P.C.H. Rules is pending before respondent no. 2-Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petition is finally disposed of directing the respondent no. 2-Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh to decide the aforementioned appeal, after affording proper opportunity of hearing to the parties expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. October 27, 2025 Neetu WRIB No. 4118 of 2025 2 (Chandra Kumar Rai,J.) Digitally signed by :- NEETU SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad