HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - B No. - 3696 of 2025 Court No. - 37 HON'BLE CHANDRA KUMAR RAI, J. 1. Heard Counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Rameshwar Prasad Shukla, learned counsel for respondent, Gaon Sabhya and Mr. Hari Mohan Srivastava, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for State- respondents. 2. The instant writ petition has been filed for the following relief:- "(i) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent no.2 i.e. Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Jaunpur to decide the Appeal No.0384/2020 Computerized Case No.202054143600000384 (Surendra Singh and others Vs. State) Under Section 11(1) Consolidation Holdings Act within stipulated period as fixed by this Hon'ble Court. (ii) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent no.3 not to create any hindrance in the peaceful possession of the petitioner over the property in dispute till the disposal of Appeal No. 0384/2020, Computerized Case No.202054143600000384 (Surendra Singh and others Vs. State) Under Section 11(1) Consolidation Holdings Act which is still pending before the respondent no.2 i.e. Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Jaunpur." 3. Counsel for the petitioner submitted that appeal under Section 11 (1) of U.P.C.H. Act filed on behalf of the petitioner along with respondent nos. 5,6 and 7 impleading the respondent no.4, Saraswati as opposite party no.3 is pending before Settlement Officer of Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anil Kumar Tiwari Counsel for Respondent(s) : Bhupendra Kumar Tripathi, C.S.C. Bharat .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 6 Others .....Respondent(s) Consolidation since 2020. He placed the certified copy of the order sheet of the pending proceeding in order to demonstrate that matter is not proceeding expeditiously. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the issue, the present petition stands disposed of finally with a direction to respondent No.2, Settlement Officer Consolidation Jaunpur to consider and decide the aforementioned appeal in accordance with law expeditiously and preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order after giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned and without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties. September 12, 2025 Vandana Y. WRIB No. 3696 of 2025 2 (Chandra Kumar Rai,J.) Digitally signed by :- VANDANA YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad