Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:6690 Court No. - 7 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 461 of 2025 Petitioner :- Jagdamba Singh And 3 Others Respondent :- Civil Judge (Senior Division) Distt. Gonda And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Janardan Singh Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia,J. 1. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the Standing Counsel. 2. The present petition has been filed with the following prayer : "Wherefore, it is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the opposite party No.1; Civil Judge (Senior Division), Gonda to decide the Application Under Order 9 Rule 13 C.P.C. registered as Misc. Civil Case No. 06/2016; Surjeet Singh and others Versus Jagdamba Singh and others relating to Civil Suit No.287/2002; Jagdamba Singh and others Versus Jay Bux Singh and others, pending before the Civil Judge ( Senior Division), Gonda expeditiously preferably within a period of three months to meet the ends of justice." 3. Considering the prayer limited to the issue of mandamus, the writ petition is disposed off directing the court concerned to decide the Application Under Order 9 Rule 13 C.P.C. registered as Misc. Civil Case No. 06/2016 (Surjeet Singh and others Versus Jagdamba Singh and others) pending in Civil Suit No.287/2002; (Jagdamba Singh and others Versus Jay Bux Singh and others) expeditiously within a period of four months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. Order Date :- 30.1.2025 VNP/- Digitally signed by :- VISHVANATH PRASAD SHUKLA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench