Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:77533 Court No. - 50 Case :- WRIT - B No. - 1497 of 2025 Petitioner :- Om Prakash Tripathi Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- R.B. Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Chandra Kumar Rai,J. 1.Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to implead the Settlement Officer of Consolidation concerned as respondent No.4 in the array of the parties to the writ petition during course of the day. 2. Heard Mr. R.B. Singh, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mr. R.C. Srivastava, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. 3.The instant writ petition has been filed for the following relief: "a. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari to quash the impugned order dated 21.01.2025 passed by the Consolidation Officer Mau, District-Chitrakoot (respondent No.2) in suit no.0392 of 2024 (Pandit Purushottam Inter College, through its Manager Ram Yagya Dwivedi versus State of U.P.) under Section 12 of U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act 1953 (Annexure No.1)." 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that after filing of the instant petition, appeal under section 11 of U.P.Consolidation of Holdings Act, (hereinafter referred to as the U.P.C.H. Act) has been filed on behalf of the petitioner which has been registered as Appeal No.202554071900000118 and the same is pending for adjudication since 10.03.2025 .He further placed certified copy of the pending appeal, which is taken on record. 5. In view of the aforementioned fact and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the issue, the present petition stands disposed of finally with a direction to respondent No.4/ Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Chitrakoot to decide the aforementioned pending appeal under Section 11 (1) of U.P.C.H. Act in accordance with law expeditiously and preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order after giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned and without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties. Order Date :- 13.5.2025 PS* Digitally signed by :- PRITI SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad