HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - B No. - 3786 of 2025 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE CHANDRA KUMAR RAI, J. 1. Heard Sri Vijay Kumar Tripathi, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Anil Kumar Srivastava, learned Standing Counsel for the State and Sri Sudhir Bharti, learned counsel for Gaon Sabha. 2. The instant petition has been filed for following reliefs:- "i) Issue, a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no. 2 i.e. Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Kushinagar at Place Padrauna to decide the appeal no. 202554054400000662 Mahendra Tiwari Versus Gyan Prakash and another pending in the Court of respondent no. 2 since 05.05.2025 in accordance with law, expeditiously if possible within a stipulated period, fixed by this Hon'ble Court. ii) Issue any other writ, order or direction which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. iii) To award the cost of the petition in favour of the petitioner." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that chak appeal filed on behalf of the petitioner before the respondent no. 2-Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Kushinagar is pending, since 05.05.2025. He further placed the certified copy of the grounds of appeal, which is annexed as annexure no. 1 to the instant petition, in order to demonstrate that the matter is not proceeding expeditiously. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Vijai Kumar Tripathi Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Sudhir Bharti Mahendra Tiwari .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the instant petition is finally disposed of directing the respondent no. 2-Settlement Officer of Consolidation to decide the aforementioned chak appeal filed by petitioner, after affording proper opportunity of hearing to the parties expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. October 8, 2025 Neetu WRIB No. 3786 of 2025 2 (Chandra Kumar Rai,J.) Digitally signed by :- NEETU SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad