Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:128260 Court No. - 35 Case :- WRIT - B No. - 1498 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ram Lakhan Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 24 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashok Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi,J. 1. Heard Sri Ashok Kumar Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Ashutosh Kumar Rai, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel representing the State-respondent and perused the record. 2. By means of the present writ petition the petitioner has prayed for the following relief: "A. Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no. 2 to decide the Case No. 0174 of 2025 (Computer Case No. 202554053135070174 ) Ram Lakhan & others Vs. Devsharan & others) under Section 9A(2) of the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 pending since 29.09.2016." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Case No. 0174 of 2025 (Computer Case No. 202554053135070174) (Ram Lakhan & others Vs. Devsharan & others) under Section 9A(2) of the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 is pending for disposal since the year 2016, before the Consolidation Officer, Deevan Bazar, District Gorakhpur (respondent no.2) but till date the said proceeding has not been concluded. 4. Learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State did not oppose the prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner for the early disposal of the case. 5. In view of the nature of the order proposed to be passed, the service of notices upon the private respondent nos. 3 to 25 are dispensed with. 6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the view that no useful purpose would be served in keeping this writ petition pending. 7. Accordingly, without adverting on merits of the case and with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties present before the Court, this Court deems it appropriate to finally dispose of the present writ petition with a direction to Consolidation Officer, Deevan Bazar, District Gorakhpur (respondent no.2), to decide the Case No. 0174 of 2025 (Computer Case No. 202554053135070174) (Ram Lakhan & others Vs. Devsharan & others) under Section 9A(2) of the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953, strictly in accordance with law, by a reasoned order on merit after affording opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, expeditiously and preferably within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, unless there is any legal impediment. It is further directed that no unnecessary adjournments be granted to either of the parties and the adjournment, if prayed for, will be permissible to be granted only in exceptional circumstances. 8. With the aforesaid direction, the present writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 31.7.2025 Arif Digitally signed by :- MOHAMMAD ARIF High Court of Judicature at Allahabad