IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL WPMS No. 767 of 2001 (Old No. 48624 of 2000) Ashok Kumar ……………….Petitioner. Versus Deputy Director of Consolidation, Camp Office, Saharanpur, Tehsil Roorkee, District Haridwar & others. …………..Respondents. Mr. B.C. Pande, assisted by learned Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. M.S. Tyagi, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. Sudhir Kumar, learned Brief Holder for the respondent no. 1 to 3. Mr. Sharad Sharma, learned counsel for the respondent no. 5 & 6. Mr. Lok Pal Singh, learned counsel for the respondent no. 4 & 7. 21st August, 2008 Hon’ble Mr. P.C. Verma, J. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 14.11.1994 passed by the Consolidation Officer contained in Annexure No. 3 to the writ petition, order dated 4.1.1996 passed by the Settlement Officer Consolidation contained in Annexure No. 4 to the writ petition and order dated 17.8.2000 passed by the Deputy Director of Consolidation, Saharanpur, Camp at Roorkee, district Haridwar contained in Annexure No. 7 to the writ petitioner. 2. On the instructions of the parties, who were present in the Court yesterday, all the counsel have made a statement at Bar that the matter is complicated one and requires to be re-examined by the Consolidation Officer, therefore, all the impugned orders dated 14.11.1994, 2 4.1.1996 and the order dated 17.8.2000 contained in Annexure No. 3, 4 and 7 are set aside. 3. Consolidation Officer is directed to decide the objections filed U/s 9 of U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act afresh between the parties, where the consolidation proceedings are going on and in the villages, where the consolidation proceedings are not going on, however, the judgment made by the Consolidation Officer is affirmed upto the revisional stage or by higher courts, the same shall be binding in all the villages in which the holdings of the parties situate. 4. With the aforesaid observation, writ petition is disposed of. (P.C. Verma, J.) 21.8.2008 Rathour