Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:81023 Court No. - 50 Case :- WRIT - B No. - 1896 of 2025 Petitioner :- Rampher Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 20 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Anil Kumar Tiwari Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Chandra Kumar Rai,J. 1. Heard Sri Anil Kumar Tiwari, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Pankaj Kumar, 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 and directing the respondent no.2, i.e., Settlement Officer of Consolidation (Administration), Jaunpur to decide the restoration application dated 9.8.2024 filed in Appeal No.3450 of 2023 (Kalhoo vs. Rampher and Others), under Section 11(1) of the U.P. Consolidation Holdings Act of the petitioner within the stipulated period as fixed by this Hon'ble Court." 3. Counsel for the petitioner states that title appeal filed by the private respondents was dismissed in default on 7.8.2024. He further submitted that within-time restoration application dated 9.8.2024 filed by private respondents is pending before respondent no.2/Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Jaunpur. He submitted that petitioner is opposite party in the aforementioned proceeding. He submitted that copy of the order sheet has been annexed as Annexure No.9 to the writ petition, in order to demonstrate that the case 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.2 to decide the aforesaid restoration application dated 9.8.2024, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 6 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 :- 16.5.2025/C.Prakash Digitally signed by :- CHANDRA PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad