IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8624 of 2010 1. LALLAN PRASAD, S/O SRI RAM PRASAD LAL, R/O VILLAGE KARSERUA, P.O. AND P.S. DARIGAON (SASARAM),DISTRICT- ROHTAS - Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE DIRECTOR,CONSOLIDATION,BIHAR,PATNA. 2. THE JOINT DIRECTOR,CONSOLIDATION,BIHAR,PATNA. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR,CONSOLIDATION,ROHTAS (SASARAM),DISTRICT- ROHTAS. 4. THE CONSOLIDATION OFFICER, SASARAM, DISTRICT-ROHTAS. 5. LALJIT SINGH, S/O DAHIN SINGH, R/O VILLAGE - KARSERUA, P.O. DARIGAON (SASARAM), P.S. SASARAM,DISTRICT- ROHTAS – Respondents. ----------- 2 23.6.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner is aggrieved by the order contained in Annexure 4 by which the Joint Director, Consolidation, Bihar, patna has remanded the matter back in terms of the order, dated 26.3.2009 passed by the Deputy Director, Consolidation in Appeal No. 49/2008- 09 under section 10(6) of the Consolidation Act. The Deputy Collector has set aside the order of the Consolidation Officer and directed that the parties should be reheard after they produce the documents in their favour. Against the order, dated 20.3.2009 an appeal has been filed on 25.3.2009. The Joint Director Consolidation has come to the conclusion that the order under appeal is not a final decision and since the matter has been remanded to the Consolidation Officer, there is no scope for interference. However, this court feels that the matter has been kept pending for a long time. Therefore, the Consolidation Officer, Sasaram is directed to issue notice to the parties and fix an early date of hearing so that a final decision may be taken within a period of six months 2 from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. This writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid directions. haque (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)