HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - B No. - 3406 of 2025 Court No. - 37 HON'BLE CHANDRA KUMAR RAI, J. 1. Supplementary affidavit filed on behalf of the petitioner annexing therewith the certified copy of the order-sheet of the appeal under Section 11(1) of the U.P. C.H. Act is taken on record. 2. Heard Mr. Firdos Ahmad, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Ashish Chand Nishad, learned standing counsel for the state- respondents. 3. 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 to decide the Case No. RST/3503/2023 (Computerized Case No.20235415600003503) (Harish Chandra vs. State of U.P. and Others), under Section 11(1) of the U.P. C.H. Act, 1953 within the stipulated period as fixed by this Hon'ble Court." 4. Counsel for the petitioner states that appeal under Section 11(1) of the U.P. C.H. Act filed on behalf of respondent no.4 is pending since 2023. He submitted that the petitioner is the opposite party in the aforementioned title appeal. He also placed the certified copy of the order-sheet which is annexed along with the supplementary affidavit dated 11.9.2025, in order to demonstrate that the case is not proceeding expeditiously. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Firdos Ahmad Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Chhatthu Chauhan .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) disposed of with the direction to respondent no.2/Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Azamgarh to decide the aforementioned title appeal under Section 11(1) of the U.P. C.H. Act, 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. September 12, 2025 C.Prakash WRIB No. 3406 of 2025 2 (Chandra Kumar Rai,J.) Digitally signed by :- CHANDRA PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad