IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17528 of 2010 LAL PRASAD BHAGAT S/O LATE GAYA PRASAD BHAGAT R/O VILLAGE CHANDPUR, P.S. KADWA DISTRICT KATIHAR………………………PETITIONER. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2 25.10.2010 Heard the counsel for the petitioner and the State. The complaint of the petitioner in the present writ application is that Revision Application No. 1037 of 1997 is pending for fifteen years before the Joint Director Consolidation, Patna, Bihar which has not been disposed of as yet. Accordingly the Joint Director is directed to hear the revision application, after hearing the parties and if necessary issuing fresh notices on opposite party, since there has been inordinate delay in taking up the matter. Counsel for the petitioner is directed to appear before the Director within a period of four weeks on receipt of this order. The matter should be disposed of expeditiously, preferably within a period of six months, if such a case is still pending before the concerned authority. This writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation. Shahzad/Vikash (Sheema Ali Khan,J.)