HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 6696 of 2025 Court No. - 19 HON'BLE RAM MANOHAR NARAYAN MISHRA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State- respondents and perused the record. 2. The instant petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India with a prayer to issue directions to courts below to decide the Succession Case No.22 of 2023 (Shabeena Khan versus Estate of late Devendra Kumar and others) passed by learned Civil Judge, Junior Division, Lakhimpur Kheri, expeditiously and within stipulated period of time. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Succession Case was filed on 24.04.2023 but it is still pending even after lapse of period of more than two and a half years. The pendency of Succession Case for a long period affects the interest of the petitioner adversely. 4. Learned counsel for the State-respondents submits that the deceased has not made any nomination in favour of any person. The petitioner and respondent no.3 are claiming themselves legally wedded wives of late Devendra Kumar. 5. Be that as it may, no issue or purpose would be served by keeping the present claim petition pending in the court below and the same is liable to be disposed of with issuing certain directions to the court in the light of the prayer made in present petition. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Mohd. Nafees, Pawan Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Shabeena Khan .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. The Collector, Dist Lakhimpur Kheri And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) 6. Learned court below is directed to expedite the hearing of the aforesaid Succession Case and make every effort to decide the same, preferably within a period of six months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. 7. With the above directions, the present petition stands disposed of. November 17, 2025 Mohd. Sharif A227 No. 6696 of 2025 2 (Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra,J.) Digitally signed by :- MOHAMMAD SHARIF High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench