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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:7278 Court No. - 19 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 566 of 2025 Petitioner :- Rupesh Gupta @ Rupesh Kumar Gupta Respondent :- Sher Singh Counsel for Petitioner :- Suresh Chandra Srivastava,Sumit Chauhan Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner. In view of order being passed, notices to the opposite party stand dispensed with.
2. Petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India seeking a direction to court concerned for expeditious disposal of Original Suit No.812 of 2012 instituted by petitioner for specific performance of contract and permanent injunction.
3. As per submissions advanced and upon perusal of order sheet, it appears that the suit proceedings are pending with regard to additional evidence. It is thus apparent that the proceedings are pending consideration for the past more than 12 years.
4. In view of aforesaid, the Additional Judicial Magistrate III, Lakhimpur Kheri is directed to decide the Original Suit No.812 of 2012 (Rupesh Gupta v. Sher Singh) expeditiously without granting any undue adjournment to either party, preferably within a period of one year from the date a certified copy of this
order is brought on record of proceedings in case there is no other legal impediment.
5. Benefit of this order shall be available to petitioner only in case he cooperates in early disposal of the proceedings.
6. With aforesaid observations, the writ petition stands disposed of.
Order Date :- 5.2.2025 kvg/- Digitally signed by :- GIREESAN KV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench