Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:80343 Court No. - 50 Case :- WRIT - B No. - 1795 of 2025 Petitioner :- Lakshmi Kant Respondent :- Settlement Officer Of Consolidation And 14 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Gajala Srivastava,Manish Counsel for Respondent :- Bhupendra Kumar Tripathi,C.S.C. Hon'ble Chandra Kumar Rai,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Mridul Kumar, learned standing counsel for the state- respondents and Sri Bhupendra Kumar Tripathi, learned counsel for the respondent-gaon sabha. 2. The instant writ petition has been filed for the following relief:- "Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondent no.1/Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Jaunpur to decide the restoration dated 18.9.2023 (Annexure No.2 to this writ petition), pending in Appeal No.3465/2018 (Ramawati vs. Dharamraj and Others), under Section 11(1) of the U.P. C.H. Act, 1953, expeditiously, within the stipulated period." 3. Counsel for the petitioner submitted that within-time restoration application dated 18.9.2023 is pending before respondent no.1/Settlement Officer of Consolidation. He placed the copy of the restoration application as well as the order-sheet in order to demonstrate that the matter is not proceeding expeditiously. 4. 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.1 to decide the petitioner's within-time restoration application dated 18.9.2023, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 4 weeks, 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 :- 15.5.2025 C.Prakash Digitally signed by :- CHANDRA PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad