Ram Nayak and 2 Others v. Learned Consolidation Officer and Others

Court No. - 21 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 3204 of 2023 Petitioner :- Ram Nayak And 2 Others Respondent :- Learned Consolidation Officer And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Indra Pratap Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Mohan Singh Hon'ble Dinesh Pathak,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned standing counsel representing respondent No. 1 and perused the record.

¶2Instant writ petition has been filed beseeching expeditious disposal of Case No. 101/1988550423010005 under Section 9A(2) of Consolidation Act pending before respondent No. 1 within stipulated period as may be directed by this Court.

¶3It is submitted that objections under Section 9A(2) is pending disposal since 1983, however, no fruitful steps has been taken to decide the aforesaid application at an early date despite the fact that opposite parties have already appeared and the case is ready for final adjudication.

¶4Learned Standing Counsel has no objection in case a direction is issued for early disposal of the case.

¶5In this conspectus, as above, no useful purpose would be served to keep this matter pending, therefore, this Court deems it appropriate to finally dispose of the present writ petition, without making any observation on the merits of the case as mentioned in the present writ petition, with a direction to Consolidation Officer (respondent No. 1), before whom the aforementioned matter is pending disposal, to decide the same expeditiously, preferably, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order.

¶6It is expected that it should be decided by a reasoned and speaking order, in accordance with law, after affording opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties.

¶7With the aforesaid direction, present writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 31.5.2023 vinay High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench