HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - B No. - 2730 of 2025 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SIDDHARTH NANDAN, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondent. 2. The present writ petition has been filed for the following relief: "A. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the Respondent no. 4 i.e. Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Court No. 21, Judicial, Jaunpur to decide and conclude the restoration application dated 31.08.2017 in Appeal No. 875/902/1012 (Sheela Devi Vs. Tribhuwan, Under Section 11(1) of Uttar Pradesh Consolidation of Holdings Act, Village- Damarua, Pargana- Kariyat Dost, Tehsil- Sadar, District- Jaunpur, which is pending before the Court of Respondent no. 4 i.e. Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Court No. 21, Judicial, Jaunpur." 3. Vide last order dated 21.07.2025, the learned Standing Counsel was granted time to seek instructions but however, he has fairly submitted that no instructions forthcoming and he is not in position to dispute that the restoration application filed in the appeal u/s 11(1) of U.P.C.H. Act is pending since 31.08.2017. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the proceedings in the aforesaid case is pending since 2017 and same may be directed to be decided expeditiously. 5. Shri Mohit Verma, Advocate has appeared on behalf of respondent no.6 and he has tried to persuade the court that though his application under Section 24 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 was allowed but the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Hari Shankar, Mool Chandra Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : Bhupendra Kumar Tripathi, C.S.C., Mohit Verma Smt Sheela Devi @ Sushila Devi .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) petitioner has given an application before the S.D.M. concerned on the administrative side, preventing the execution of the same, which is without jurisdiction. 6. Be that as it may, the respondents, if so advised, can take legal recourse against the said action of the petitioner. 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the present case, I do not find any good reason to keep the instant matter pending, therefore, this court deems it appropriate to finally dispose of the present writ petition, without making any observation on the merits of the case, with a direction to respondent no. 4 (Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Court No.21, Judicial, Jaunpur) to decide the same, strictly in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably, within a period of three months, from the date of production of certified copy of this order, without granting any unnecessary adjournment to any of the parties. October 16, 2025 Sumit K. WRIB No. 2730 of 2025 2 (Siddharth Nandan,J.) Digitally signed by :- SUMIT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad