2025:JHHC:20823 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No. 2451 of 2025 Ram Rekha Devi @ Ram Rekha Rani @ Rekha Rani ….. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Hazaribagh 3. The Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Sadar, Hazaribagh 4. Mr. Kumar Deepak Narayan Divanshu ….. Respondents ----- CORAM HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Petitioner: Ms. Rinku Bhakat For the State: Ms. Omiya Anusha, A.C to A.A.G-IA ----- 02/29.07.2025 The present writ petition has been filed for issuance of direction upon the respondent No.3 to dispose of Case No. 13/2023 within stipulated time as the petitioner had filed the said case under Section 7 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 in the Court of the respondent No.3 against the respondent No.4, however, no effective step has been taken by the respondent No.3 in the said case. 2. The present writ petition was earlier taken up on 24.07.2025 and on the said date, learned counsel for the State-respondents was directed to apprise the Court regarding the present status of Case No. 13/2023 pending before the respondent No.3. 3. Ms. Omiya Anusha, learned A.C to A.A.G-IA appearing on behalf of the State-respondents, has produced a copy of the order sheet of Case No. 13/2023. On perusal of the order sheet of the said case, it appears that though the notice was issued to the respondent No.4 on 21.11.2023, however, no effective step has been taken by the respondent No.3 in the said case thereafter. The respondent No.4 has not yet appeared in the said case. 4. Considering that Case No. 13/2023 is pending before the respondent No.3 for more than one and half years, the said respondent is directed to expedite the hearing of the said case and to dispose it of in accordance with law 2025:JHHC:20823 after ensuring the presence of the respondent No.4 without giving unnecessary adjournments in the matter, preferably within two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. 5. The present writ petition is accordingly disposed of with the aforesaid observation and direction. Satish/- (RAJESH SHANKAR, J)