Time-bound disposal of Settlement Commission applications: imposes one-year and four-year decision timelines for processing and final orders. The amendment imposes mandatory, time-bound duties on the Settlement Commission: it must, where possible, by order either reject an application or allow it to proceed within one year from the end of the month the application was made; and where an application is allowed to proceed, it must, where possible, pass the final order within four years from the end of the financial year in which the application was allowed.