HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - B No. - 3661 of 2025 Court No. - 37 HON'BLE CHANDRA KUMAR RAI, J. 1. Heard Mr. Akhilesh Kumar Dwivedi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Pankaj Kumar, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. 2. The instant petition has been filed for mandamus directing the respondent no.1/ Settlement Officer of Consolidation (Judicial), District- Gorakhpur to decide the Appeal No.162 of 2025, Computerized Case No.202554053100000162, under Section 11 (1) of U.P.C.H. Act (Gajendra Nath Mishra and another vs. Shyam Sunder and another) within stipulated period. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the title appeal filed on behalf of the petitioner is pending before respondent no.1/ Settlement Officer of Consolidation since 20.2.2025. He further submitted that the copy of order sheet of the case has been annexed as Annexure No.4 to the petition in order to demonstrate that the case is not proceeding expeditiously. 4. Without expressing any opinion on merits of the case Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Akhilesh K. Dwivedi Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Sudhir Bharti Gajendra Nath Mishra .....Petitioner(s) Settlement Officer Of Consolidation Judicial And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) and keeping in view of the facts and circumstances, respondent no.1/ Settlement Officer of Consolidation (Judicial), District- Gorakhpur is directed to decide the aforementioned Appeal No.162 of 2025, Computerized Case No.202554053100000162, under Section 11 (1) of U.P.C.H. Act (Gajendra Nath Mishra and another vs. Shyam Sunder and another) on merits after giving an opportunity of hearing to the parties in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order before him. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is finally disposed of. September 11, 2025 Rameez WRIB No. 3661 of 2025 2 (Chandra Kumar Rai,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAMEEZ AHMED High Court of Judicature at Allahabad