Ramsvaroop v. Settlement Officer Consolidation Judicial Barabanki and 2 Others

Court No. - 18 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 5505 of 2023 Petitioner :- Ramsvaroop Respondent :- Settlement Officer Consolidation Judicial Barabanki And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Shagun Srivastava,Gaurav Upadhyay Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. 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. By means of this petition, the petitioner seeks expeditious disposal of Appeal No.208 of 2018 (Now Appeal No.59 of 2023) filed under Section 11(1) of the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings of Act, 1953, which is pending before the respondent No.1. Taking note of the facts as indicated in the present petition as also that the petitioner, who is a senior citizen aged about 70 years, instituted an appeal under Section 11(1) of the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953, which is pending consideration since June, 2018 as also that vide order dated 28.02.2023, which is annexed as annexure No.6 to the present petition, Case No.208(59) and Case No.215 have been consolidated, this Court is of the view that no fruitful purpose will be served in keeping this petition pending. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.1-Settlement Officer of Consolidation (Judicial), Barabanki to consider and decide Appeal No.208 of 2018 (Now Appeal No.59 of 2023), most expeditiously, after affording full opportunity of hearing to the parties to the litigation and without granting any unnecessary adjournment to either party preferably within a period of six months from the next date fixed in the case, if possible and if there is no other legal impediment in this regard. It is made clear that this 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 :- 19.10.2023 Vinay/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench