Raj Kumar and Another v. Consolidation Officer, Rudauli, Faizabad

Court No. - 21 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 6292 of 2023 Petitioner :- Raj Kumar And Another Respondent :- Consolidation Officer, Rudauli, Faizabad Counsel for Petitioner :- Dinesh Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manjive Shukla,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent.

¶2Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners has submitted that petitioners' maternal grand-father filed a case under Section 9 A(2) of the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act in the year 1994 but till date said case has not been decided. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners has further submitted that new number assigned to the said case is 99/2023.

¶3Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners has argued that it is obligatory on the respondent to decide the cases pending before him expeditiously. It has further been argued that the case was filed by the petitioners' maternal grand-father and even till date said case has not been decided.

¶4On the other hand, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent has very fairly submitted that ends of justice would be served if a direction is issued to respondent to decide Case No.99/2023 expeditiously.

¶5In view of the aforesaid submissions advanced by the learned counsels appearing for the parties, this writ petition is finally disposed of with direction to Consolidation Officer Rudauli, District Ayodhya to decide Case No.99/2023 expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order. Order Date :- 16.12.2023 Salim High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench