By the Court.—The appellants are in appeal against a judgment and order of the learned Single Judge dated 27 April 2015. The appellants claim to be tenure holders of Village Hanspur, Gutaiyaj Natthapur, Tehsil Puwaya, District Shahjahanpur. The village was placed under consolidation and a notification was issued under Section 4 of the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 (the Act) on 5 August 1972. The first, second and third respondents, who are the original petitioners, moved an application before the Consolidation Officer, Shahjahanpur in 2011-12 nearly forty years after the commencement of consolidation proceedings in 1972 and nearly thirty two years after the framing of a preliminary consolidation scheme in 1980. The Consolidation Officer by an order dated 28 July 2012 rejected the application. Appeals were filed against the order of the Consolidation Officer. The Settlement Officer (Consolidation) by an order dated 12 November 2012 remanded the proceedings back to the Consolidation Officer for disposal afresh. On 9 July 2013, a notification was issued by the Consolidation Commissioner under Section 6(1) of the Act cancelling the notification under Section 4 of the