Successive orders of remand in consolidation proceedings are impermissible; authorities must expedite resolution of long-pending disputes.

JUDGMENT

Saurabh Lavania, J.

Heard Sri. Mohammad Aslam Khan learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri. Shadab Khan, learned Counsel for the petitioner, Sri. Rajendra Singh Chauhan, learned Counsel for the respondent no. 4 and Sri. Hemant Kumar Pandey, learned State counsel appearing for the respondents.

2. By means of this petition, the petitioner has assailed the order dated 26.10.2023 passed by the respondent No. 1/Deputy Director of Consolidation, Lucknow (in short "DDC"), in Revision No. 264 of 2023, Computerized Case No. 2020531046000052 (Heeralal and Others v. Nattha and Others) and Revision No. 265 of 2023, Computerized Case No. 2020531046000053 (Baburam v. Nattha and Others) filed under Section 48(1) of U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953 (in short "Act of 1953"). The respondent no.1, vide impugned order dated 26.10.2023, remanded the matter back to Consolidation Officer Malihabad, Lucknow for deciding the matter afresh, after framing necessary issues and after providing proper opportunity to the parties to adduce evidence. The relevant paragraph of order dated 26.10.2023 reads as under:

"leLr vkns'kksa ds voyksdu ,oa ijh{k.k djus ds ckn i=koyh esa layXu lHkh lk{;ksa dk ewY;kadu esjs }kjk fd;k x;kA ewY;kadu ds mijkUr eSa bl fu"d"kZ ij gw¡ fd pdcUnh vf/kdkjh }kjk tks vkns'k fnukad 6&12&1990 dks ikfjr fd;k x;k Fkk cUnkscLr vf/kdkjh pdcUnh }kjk tks vkns'k 14&12&2020 dks ikfjr fd;k x;k gS nksuksa vkns'k =qfViw.kZ gSaA bl i=koyh dk eq[; fookn Jherh Qqfy;k fo/kok tqjk[ku dh e'R;q ds ckn mudh thfor nks iqf=;ka Jherh Qqfy;k iRuh nqtZu izlkn o Jherh nqykjk iRuh uUgs izlkn ds thfor jgrs Jherh nqykjk ds igys ifr eksgu yky ds uqRQs ls mRiUu iq= eksygs dk uke fdl fu;e dkuwu ds vk/kkj ij fnukad 2&11&1958 dks Jherh Qqfy;k ds LFkku ij ntZ dj fn;k x;k vkSj ;gh fookfnr vkjkth xkVk la0 129@938 o 130 ftldk dqy jdck 4&1&0 gS bldk cSukek eksygs ;k eksygw iq= eksgu yky }kjk xq:pju iq= jkek/khu ds uke fd;k x;k gSA blds lEcU/k esa fuxjkuhdrkZ ghjkyky o vU; rFkk ckcw jke }kjk iz'u fpUg mBk;k x;k gS rFkk muds }kjk ;g dgk x;k gS fd pdcUnh vf/kdkjh }kjk ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 6&12&1990 vkSj cUnkscLr vf/kdkjh pdcUnh y[kuA }kjk ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 14&12&2020 rduhdh vk/kkj ij fof/k jfgr vkns'k ikfjr gSA fuxjkuhdrkZx.k ds bl fuxjkuh vkSj rdZ ls eSa lger gw¡ D;ksafd mDr nksuksa vkns'kksa ls ekSfyd U;k; nsus ds fy;s rF;ksa dk fo"kys'k.k ugha fd;k x;k gS tcfd ek0 mPPkre U;k;ky; }kjk Li"V :i ls ;g vfHker fn;k x;k gS fd izfdz;k fof/k dk iz;ksx ekSfyd U;k; dks nsus vkSj mldks LFkkfir djus ds fy;s gksuk pkfg,A fuxjkuhdrkZx.k dh rjQ ls ek0 mPpre U;k;ky; dk tks n'"VkUr 'kdqUryknsoh tSu cuke dqUry dqekjh o vU; ,0vkbZ0vkj0 1969 ist 575 iw.kZ ihB vkSj ljkstuh Vh0 dEiuh fy0 cuke dysDVj vkQ fMczwx<+ vle ,0vkbZ0vkj0 1962 ist 1264 esa fn;k x;k gS ml vfHker ls lger gksrs gq, fuxjkuhdrkZx.k ghjkyky vU; o ckcwjke vkfn dh fuxjkuh Lohdkj fd;k tkuk fof/kd ,oa vko';d gS bl fu"d"kZ ds vk/kkj ij mDr nksuksa fuxjkfu;ka fuLrkfjr dh tkrh gSA vkns'k xzke lSFkk ijxuk o rglhy tuin y[kuA ds vk/kkj o"kZ [kkrk la0 60 ds xkVk la0 129@138 jdck 2&9&0 xkVk la0 130 jdck 1&12&0 ds lEcU/k esa iwoZ ikfjr pdcUnh vf/kdkjh dk vkns'k fnukad 6&12&1990 rFkk cUnkscLr vf/kdkjh pdcUnh y[kuA dk ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 14&12&2020 rFkk fu;e 109 esa ikfjr vkns'k fnukad 15&5&2015 rFkk pdcUnh vf/kdkjh dk vkns'k fnukad 28&11&1990 fujLr fd;k tkrk gS rFkk bl i=koyh dks pdcUnh vf/kdkjh lnj y[kuA U;k;ky; dks bl funsZ'k ds lkFk izR;kofrZr fd;k tkrk gS fd og fuxjkuh la0 114 esa iwoZ fuxjkuh U;k;ky; ds vkns'k fnukad 31&12&1980 esa fn;s x;s funsZ'kksa dk vuqikyu djrs gq,] vko';drkuqlkj okn fcUnq fufeZr djds lHkh i{kksa dks lk{; dk volj nsrs gq, fof/kd :i ls bl okn dk fuLrkj.k djsa rFkk ;g Hkh funsZf'kr fd;k tkrk gS dh okn dk xq.k nks"k ds vk/kkj ij rhu ekg ds vUnj fuLrkj.k fd;k tk;sA lHkh i{k bl i=koyh esa viuh lquok;h gsrq fnukad 06&11&2023 dks pdcUnh vf/kdkjh lnj U;k;ky; esa mifLFkr gksaA ;gh vkns'k nksuksa fuxjkfu;ksa ij ykxw gksxkA i=koyh ckn vko';d dk;Zokgh nkf[ky nQ-rj gksA"

3. While assailing the impugned order