IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 187 of 2007 (M/S) Gyan Singh son of Sri Girvar Singh and another ….. Petitioners. Versus Deputy Director of Consolidation District/Collector, Haridwar and twenty others. … Respondents. Sri M.S. Tyagi, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri Sudhir Kumar, learned Brief Holder for the respondent no. 1. Sri Rajendra Singh, learned counsel for the private respondent nos. 2 to 21. Date: - December 23, 2008. Hon’ble B.S. Verma, J. Heard Sri M.S. Tyagi, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Sudhir Kumar, learned Brief Holder for the respondent no. 1 and Sri Rajendra Singh, learned counsel for the private respondent nos. 2 to 21. Admit the writ petition. The learned counsel for the private respondent nos. 2 to 21 has stated at bar that the impugned order dated 24.2.2006 (Annexure No. 5 to the writ petition) and order dated 1.2.2007 (Annexure No. 7 to the writ petition) be set aside and the recall order dated 27.3.2003 passed by the Settlement Officer of Consolidation (Annexure No. 4 to the writ petition) be maintained and direction be given to the writ petition) be maintained and direction be given to the Settlement Officer of Consolidation to decide the appeal on merit after hearing both the parties ignoring the compromise dated 13.5.2002 made by Kisan Union (Annexure No. 3 to the writ petition). Accordingly, in view of the statement of the counsel made at bar on behalf of private respondent nos. 2 to 21, the writ petition is allowed. The impugned order dated 24.2.2006 (Annexure No. 5 to the writ petition) and order dated 1.2.2007 (Annexure No. 7 to the writ petition) passed by the District Deputy Director of Consolidation/ Collector, Haridwar are set aside and recall order dated 27.3.2003 (Annexure No. 4 to the writ petition) passed by Settlement Officer of Consolidation is maintained. The Settlement Officer of Consolidation is directed to decide the appeal on merit after hearing both the parties ignoring the compromise dated 13.5. 2002 made by the Kisan Union (Annexure No. 3 to the writ petition) as expeditiously as possible. Interim order dated 21.3.2007 stands vacated. All the pending applications stand disposed of accordingly. Dated: 23.12.2008 (B.S. Verma, J.) RMY