Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:35361 Court No. - 3 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 3616 of 2025 Petitioner :- Smt. Swati Singh Respondent :- Addl. Prin. Judge Court No.2 Family Courts Lko And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Anshuman Singh Hon'ble Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi,J. 1. Heard Sri Anshuman Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. By means of the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following relief: "Issue an order or direction thereby commanding and directing the learned Principal Judge, Court No.2, Family Courts, Lucknow to expedite the proceedings and decide the Divorce Suit bearing Matrimonial Case No. 1468 of 2023, under Section 13(ia)(ib) of Hindu Marriage Act, title Swati Singh versus Abhishek Singh, pending since 08.05.2023 by fixing short dates within such time bound period as may be deemed fit and fixed by this Hon'ble Court." 3. The submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the Divorce Suit bearing Matrimonial Case No. 1468 of 2023 filed under Section 13(ia)(ib) of Hindu Marriage Act (Swati Singh versus Abhishek Singh) is pending since 08.05.2023 and the issues have already been framed. It is further submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is regularly participating in the proceedings of the said case but for one or other reason, the same could not be finally adjudicated till date. He further submits that due to pendency of the aforesaid case, the petitioner is facing undue hardship. 4. In view of the nature of the order proposed to be passed, the service of notice upon the respondent no. 2 is dispensed with. 5. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the view that no useful purpose would be served in keeping this writ petition pending. 6. Accordingly, without adverting on merits of the case, this Court deems it appropriate to finally dispose of the present writ petition with a direction to the learned Additional Principal Judge, Court No.2, Family Court, Lucknow (respondent No. 1), before whom the aforementioned case is pending for disposal, to decide the Case No. 1468 of 2023, strictly in accordance with law, by a reasoned order on merit after affording opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, expeditiously and preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order, unless there is any legal impediment. It is further directed that no unnecessary adjournments be granted to either of the parties and the adjournment, if prayed for, the same shall be granted only in exceptional circumstances. 7. With the aforesaid direction, the present writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 10.6.2025 Abhishek Gupta Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK GUPTA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench