Mahender Kumar Tiwari and Others Vs Consolidation… — Writ and Judicial Review | Allahabad HC (2025)

Mahender Kumar Tiwari and Others Vs Consolidation… — Writ and Judicial Review | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to respondent No. 1, Consolidation Officer, Tehsil Sadar, District Sultanpur, to decide Case No. 174 (Computerized No. 202454046850060516) under Section 9A(2) U.P. Consolidation of Holding Act (Devi Prasad Vs. Om Prakash and others) expeditiously, within four months from production of certified copy of the order, in accordance with law, if there is no legal impediment; parties to cooperate and avoid unnecessary adjournments.

Issue for consideration

Whether respondent No. 1 (Consolidation Officer, Tehsil Sadar, Sultanpur) should be directed to decide Case No. 174 (Computerized No. 202454046850060516) under Section 9A(2) U.P. Consolidation of Holding Act (Devi Prasad Vs. Om Prakash and others) expeditiously.

Court's answer

Without entering into the merits, respondent No. 1 - Consolidation Officer, Tehsil Sadar, District Sultanpur is directed to decide Case No. 174 (Computerized No. 202454046850060516) under Section 9A(2) U.P. Consolidation of Holding Act (Devi Prasad Vs. Om Prakash and others) expeditiously.

Ratio / Principle

The case is to be decided within a period of four months from the date of production of certified copy of this order, in accordance with law, if there is no legal impediment.

Key takeaways

The parties to the case shall cooperate in its expeditious disposal and shall not seek unnecessary adjournments, and the Court concerned shall not grant such adjournments except in exceptional circumstances.ratio¶18
In view of the order proposed to be passed, the requirement of issuance of notice to the private respondents was dispensed with.ratio¶11

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench (Matters under Article 227 No. 4999 of 2025, Alok Mathur, J., August 25, 2025): Petitioners Mahender Kumar Tiwari and others prayed for a direction to respondent No. 1, the Consolidation Officer, Tehsil Sadar, Sultanpur, to decide Case No. 174 (Computerized No. 202454046850060516) under Section 9A(2) U.P. Consolidation of Holding Act (Devi Prasad Vs. Om Prakash and others) expeditiously. Notice to private respondents was dispensed with. Without entering into the merits, the Court directed the Consolidation Officer to decide the case expeditiously, within four months from the date of production of a certified copy of the order, in accordance with law, if there is no legal impediment, and further directed the parties to cooperate and abstain from seeking unnecessary adjournments, which the Court concerned was not to grant except in exceptional circumstances. The writ petition stands disposed of.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 4999 of 2025

Mahender Kumar Tiwari And Others

.....Petitioner(s)

Versus

Consolidation Officer, Tehsil Sadar, Sultanpur And Others

Counsel for Petitioner(s) ers	: Sachin Pandey .....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Respondent(s)	: C.S.C.

Court No. - 5

HON'BLE ALOK MATHUR, J.

Heard Sri Sachin Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents.

In view of the order proposed to be passed, requirement of issuance of notice to private respondents are hereby dispensed with.

Instant petition has been filed by the petitioner praying for direction to the respondent No. 1 to decide the Case No. 174 (Computerized No. 202454046850060516) U/S - 9A(2) U.P. Consolidation of Holding Act (Devi Prasad Vs. Om Prakash and others) expeditiously.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that grievance of the petition would be sufficiently met in case respondent no. 1 considers and decides the aforesaid case in the time bound manner.

Learned Standing Counsel has no objection to the aforesaid prayer.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without entering into the merits, respondent no. 1 - Consolidation Officer, Tehsil - Sadar, District - Sultanpur is directed to decide Case No. 174 (Computerized No. 202454046850060516) U/S - 9A(2) U.P. Consolidation of Holding Act (Devi Prasad Vs. Om Prakash and others) , expeditiously, say within a period of four months from the date of production of certified copy of this order, in accordance with law, if there is no legal impediment.

A227 No. 4999 of 2025

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It is further directed that the parties to the case shall cooperate in expeditious disposal of the case and shall not seek any unnecessary adjournment, neither any such adjournment shall be granted by the Court concerned, except in exceptional circumstances.

With above observations/directions, the writ petition stands disposed of.

(Alok Mathur,J.)

August 25, 2025

Ravi/

Digitally signed by :- RAVI SHANKAR SRIVASTAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench