Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:83517 Court No. - 50 Case :- WRIT - B No. - 1618 of 2025 Petitioner :- Bhaiya Ram Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Kailash Nath Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Chandra Kumar Rai,J. 1. Heard Sri Kailash Nath Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Rajesh Kumar Srivastava, learned standing counsel for the state-respondents. 2. The instant writ petition has been filed for the following relief:- "Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, commanding the respondent no.2/Settlement Officer of Consolidation, District Jaunpur to decide the Appeal No.1227/2001 (Computerized Case No.200154143600001227) (Sabha Raj and Others vs. Mewalal and Others), under Section 11(1) of the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 within the stipulated period." 3. This Court vide order dated 29.4.2025, directed the learned standing counsel to obtain instructions in the matter. 4. In compliance of the order of this Court, instruction dated 6.5.2025, sent by the Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Jaunpur is taken on record. 5. Learned standing counsel on the basis of the instruction submitted that the pending proceeding shall be disposed of in accordance with law expeditiously. 6. I have considered the arguments advanced by learned counsel for the parties and perused the records. 7. There is no dispute about the fact that within-time title appeal filed at the instance of the petitioner is pending before respondent no.2/Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Jaunpur. 8. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent no.2 to decide the aforesaid title appeal to its logical conclusion, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 3 months, from the date of production of a certified copy of this order before the authority concerned, after affording proper opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, in accordance with law. Order Date :- 19.5.2025 C.Prakash Digitally signed by :- CHANDRA PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad