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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - B No. - 3518 of 2025 Court No. - 37 HON'BLE CHANDRA KUMAR RAI, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the 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 directing the Respondent No. 3, the Settlement Officer of Consolidation (Judicial) Jaunpur, to decide the appeal no. 1117 of 2024-2025+1118+1119 of 2024- 2025, Computer Case No. 202554143600000643, 202554143600000644, and 202554143600000645, (Razi Khan and others Vs. Mujiburrahman and others), within a time period which may very kindly be fixed by this Hon'ble Court."
3. Counsel for the petitioner states that appeals under Section 11(1) of the U.P. C.H. Act filed on behalf of the petitioner, are pending before the respondent no.3/Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Jaunpur in pursuance of the remand order passed in revision. He further placed the certified copy of the order sheet which has been annexed as Annexure No.3 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.3/Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Jaunpur to decide the aforementioned appeals under Section 11(1) of the U.P. C.H. Act, as expeditiously as Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Prashant Kumar Tripathi Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Razi Khan .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s)
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 11, 2025 C.Prakash WRIB No. 3518 of 2025 2 (Chandra Kumar Rai,J.) Digitally signed by :- CHANDRA PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad