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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - B No. - 4327 of 2026 Court No. - 50 HON'BLE ASHUTOSH SRIVASTAVA, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents.
2. The limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner is for issuance of a writ of mandamus commanding the Deputy Director of Consolidation, Jaunpur, to decide the Revision No. 1394 of 2026, Katwaru vs. Gram Sabha, under Section 48(1) Consolidation Act, pending before him, within the time frame fixed by this Court.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that application is pending consideration since long and the purpose of filing the present petition would stand served if appropriate directions are issued to the respondent No. 2 to consider and decide the aforesaid application.
4. Learned Standing Counsel has no objection to the aforesaid proposition.
5. Considering the totality of the circumstances and submissions advanced by learned counsel for the petitioner, this Court is of the opinion that ends of justice would stand sub served if directions are issued for expeditious disposal of application.
6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed off with a direction to Deputy Director of Consolidation, Jaunpur, to decide the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Lal Bahadur Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : Bhupendra Kumar Tripathi, C.S.C. Katwaru .....Petitioner(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Respondent(s)
Revision No. 1394 of 2026, Katwaru vs. Gram Sabha, under Section 48(1) Consolidation Act, on merits, strictly in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity of hearing to all parties concerned expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months from the date of service of certified copy of the order of this Court. October 6, 2026 v.k. updh.
WRIB No. 4327 of 2026 2 (Ashutosh Srivastava,J.) Digitally signed by :- VINOD KUMAR UPADHYAY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad