Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:87307 Court No. - 50 Case :- WRIT - B No. - 1009 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ram Prasad Respondent :- State Of Up And 7 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ram Jeet Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- Bhupendra Kumar Tripathi,C.S.C. Hon'ble Chandra Kumar Rai,J. 1. Heard Mr. Ram Jeet Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Om Anand, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. 2. The instant petition has been filed for the following relief: "i. issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.2 to decide the Consolidation Appeal Nos.3444 + 3445 of 2014 (Virendra Kumar and others vs. Ram Prasad and others) within fix period/ stipulated period which are pending before him till today for disposal." 3. This Court directed the learned Standing Counsel to obtain instruction in the matter. 4. In compliance of the order of this Court, instruction dated 20.5.2025 sent by the Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Jaunpur is taken on record. 5. Mr. Om Anand, learned Standing Counsel on the basis of instruction dated 20.5.2025 submitted that the next date fixed in the proceeding is 27.5.2025 and the matter shall be disposed of in accordance with law. 6. Considering the entire facts and circumstances, the writ petition is finally disposed of directing respondent no.2/ Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Jaunpur to decide the aforementioned Appeal Nos.3444 + 3445 of 2014 (Virendra Kumar and others vs. Ram Prasad and others) as mentioned above in accordance with law after affording proper opportunity of hearing to the parties, expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order before him. Order Date :- 22.5.2025 Rameez Digitally signed by :- RAMEEZ AHMED High Court of Judicature at Allahabad