Diwakar Singh v. Consolidation Officer, Colonelganj, Gonda and 5 Others

Court No. - 18 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 5208 of 2023 Petitioner :- Diwakar Singh Respondent :- Consolidation Officer, Colonelganj, Gonda And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Shikha Srivastava,Richa Srivastava,Suneel Kumar Singh Kalhans Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Pankaj Gupta Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard. In view of order proposed to be passed, issuance of notice to the private-respondent(s) is hereby dispensed with. The present petition has been filed for the following main relief:- "Wherefore, it is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the Opposite Party no. 1 to decide the composite suit number 55+57+58+59+60/2023, U/s 9-A of U.P. C.H. Act situated at Village-Pure Lali, Pargana-Gwarich, Tahsil-Coolonelganj, District-Gonda, pending before Consolidation Officer,Colonelganj, District-Gonda which is still pending." Taking note of the facts of the case as also that objections under Section 9A(2) of U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 (in short 'Act of 1953') is pending since September 2017, the present petition is disposed of with direction to opposite party no.1/Consolidation Officer, Gonda to consider and decide the pending case(s) in issue, indicated in the prayer clause, most expeditiously, after affording full opportunity of hearing to the parties, but without granting any unnecessary adjournment, preferably within a period of six months from the next date fixed before it, if there is no other legal impediment in this regard. It is made clear that the Court has not examined the case of either party on merits and the Authority concerned shall be free to decide the matter strictly in accordance with law. With the aforesaid, the petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 13.10.2023 Jyoti/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench