Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:42616 Court No. - 50 Case :- WRIT - B No. - 1077 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shanti Devi Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Harish Chandra,Pramod Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Chandra Kumar Rai,J. 1. Heard Sri Harish Chandra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Satyendra Bhushan Dubey, learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. The instant petition has been filed for following reliefs:- "i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondent no. 2 i.e, the Consolidation Officer, Belthara Road District Ballia to decide the Case No. 673 of 2024 dated 04.01.2024 (Shanti Devi Vs. State of U.P. and others) under Section 9-A(2) of Uttar Pradesh Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 expeditiously as possible as with in short stipulated period. And or to pass such other and further order or direction which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case, otherwise the petitioner shall suffer irreparably loss and injury. ii) Issue any such other and further order or direction as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case. iii) Award the cost of the writ petition against the contesting respondents." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that restoration application dated 04.01.2024 along with the prayer for condonation of delay against the order dated 04.09.2023 is pending before the respondent no. 2-Consolidation Officer, Belthara Road District Ballia. He further placed the restoration application as well the order sheet of the pending proceeding, which is annexed as annexure no. 5 to the writ petition in order to demonstrate that the matter is not proceeding expeditiously. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the instant petition is finally disposed of directing the respondent no. 2- Consolidation Officer, Belthara Road District Ballia to decide the aforementioned time barred restoration application 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 a certified copy of the order of this Court. Order Date :- 24.3.2025 Neetu Digitally signed by :- NEETU SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- NEETU SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad