IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9053 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 ITS 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 dated 25.3.2010 contained in Annexure 3 by which the Joint Director, Consolidation, Bihar, Patna has remanded the matter back on the ground that the Deputy Director Consolidation has not decided Appeal No. 48/2008- 09, rather, the Deputy Director, Consolidation has remanded the matter back to the Consolidation Officer. 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 from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. There is no illegality in the impugned order. This writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid directions. haque (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)