HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - B No. - 3379 of 2025 Court No. - 37 HON'BLE CHANDRA KUMAR RAI, J. 1. Heard Sri Dhirendra Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Ajay Kumar Baranwal, learned standing counsel for the state- respondents. 2. The instant writ petition has been filed for the following reliefs:- "I. issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, commanding the respondent no.2 (Consolidation Officer Sadar I, Mau) to ensure the hearing of Case No.0377/2025 Computerized Case No.202554155156030377, Neeraj Pandey Vs. Bhupendra Singh and others u/s 12 of U.P.C.H. Act, 1953 and decide the same within stipulated time which this Hon'ble Court may fixed. II. issue any suitable writ, order or direction which this Hon'ble court may deem fit and proper under the circumstances of the case. III. award the cost of the writ petition in favour of the petitioner." 3. Counsel for the petitioner states that proceeding under Section 12 of the U.P. C.H. Act is pending before the respondent no.2/Consolidation Officer. He further placed the certified copy of the order sheet which has been annexed as Annexure No.4 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 Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dhirendra Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : Neeraj Pandey .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) 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 proceedings under Section 12 of the U.P. C.H. Act, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 4 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. September 11, 2025 C.Prakash WRIB No. 3379 of 2025 2 (Chandra Kumar Rai,J.) Digitally signed by :- CHANDRA PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- CHANDRA PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad