WRIT - B No. 332 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - B No. - 332 of 2026 Manveer Singh .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. And 68 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Nitin Sharma Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Sunil Kumar Singh Court No. - 54 HON'BLE DINESH PATHAK, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. Instant writ petition has been filed, inter alia, seeking the following relief:- "i. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no. 3 to decide the appeal no. 3/2025/202454111700000146 (Old Appeal No. 738 of 2011) titled Manveer Singh vs. Gau Rakshni Sabha, Khurja and others pending before the Court of Settlement Officer Consolidation, Meerut Mandal, Tehsil Khurja, District Bulandshahar, expeditiously and preferably within the time stipulated by this Hon'ble Court." 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the appeal under Section 11(1) of the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 (in brevity 'UPCH Act') is pending consideration in pursuance of the remand order dated 1.8.2024 passed by the Deputy Director of Consolidation, despite the fact that both the parties have already appeared and