HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 12379 of 2025 Court No. - 5 HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR NIGAM, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the record. 2. The present petition has been filed for the following relief: "i. To issue an order or direction to the Learned Civil Judge (Jr. Div.), Sonbhadra to decide the Original Suit No.388 of 2010 (Bihari Lal and another Vs. Urmila and another) pending before the court of Civil Judge (Jr. Div.), Sonbhadra challenging the legality and validity of the sale deed dated 03.11.2010 executed in favor of the petitioner/defendant no.1, expeditiously within stipulated period of time as fixed by this Hon'ble Court. ii. To issue an order or direction to the respondents/plaintiffs not to interfere in the peaceful possession of the petitioner/defendant no.1 during the pendency of the present petition before this Hon'ble Court or till the disposal of the aforesaid suit; otherwise the petitioner/defendant no.1 shall suffer irreparable loss and injury. And/or pass any such other and further order or direction as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case." 3. Contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the suit is pending since 2010 and he prayed that the same may be decided expeditiously. 4. From perusal of the order sheet, annexed as Annexure No. 3 to the petition, it appears that several dates have been fixed by the Court concerned, however, till date, the aforesaid suit has not been decided. 5. No useful purpose would be served in keeping this petition pending. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Priyanka Tripathi, Vivek Tripathi Counsel for Respondent(s) : Urmila .....Petitioner(s) Bihari Lal And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition stands disposed of finally with a direction to Civil Judge (Jr. Div.), Sonbhadra, to decide the aforesaid suit, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably, within a period of eighteen months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order, after hearing all the concerned parties and giving a reasonable opportunity of leading evidence in respect of their case provided there is no other legal impediment. October 10, 2025 Nitika Sri. A227 No. 12379 of 2025 2 (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- NITIKA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad