PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 22 -- The divisional commissioner has ordered disciplinary action against tehsildars and naib tehsildars in Prayagraj and Pratapgarh after finding that over 1,500 land dispute cases in the former and 712 in the latter have exceeded the mandatory six-month disposal deadline.

Official records indicate a widespread delay across the region. In addition to the backlog in Prayagraj and Pratapgarh, 271 cases remain pending beyond the deadline in Kaushambi, while Fatehpur reports 245 such cases.

Divisional commissioner Lokesh M issued these directives on Monday following a performance review of revenue officials, which he deemed "unsatisfactory." Despite previous instructions to expedite case resolutions, officials responsible f...