HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 6335 of 2025 Court No. - 20 HON'BLE SYED QAMAR HASAN RIZVI, J. 1. Heard Sri Anil Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. By means of the present petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed for the following relief: "Wherefore, it is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to issue an order or direction for the opposite party no. 1 to decide expeditiously the case initially registered as Misc. case no. 404/2023 later on converted as Misc. Civil Appeal no. 216 of 2024 under Order 43 Rule 1 of C.P.C. the case title of Manvendra Bhatt Vs. Anil Kumar Nigam, pending before the Court of Additional District Judge Court No. 9, Lucknow, in the interest of justice." 3. The submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the aforesaid appeal was filed in the month of May, 2023 and since then the same is pending for disposal. He submits that since the opposite party/ respondent No. 2 herein is a practicing lawyer at the District Court, therefore, he gets adjournment of the case on one or the other ground. In Para 4 of the writ petition, the petitioner has given a list of the 41 dates when the case has been adjourned. 4. Taking into consideration the fact that on account of the pendency of the aforesaid appeal, the proceedings before the Trial Court has been stalled, causing substantial hardship to the petitioner. 5. In view of the proposed order being passed, issuance of notice to the respondent No. 2 is hereby dispensed with. 6. This Court finds that no useful purpose would be served in keeping the present writ petition pending. Accordingly, without entering into the merits of the case, the present writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anil Mishra, Vineet Kumar Verma Counsel for Respondent(s) : Anil Kumar Nigam .....Petitioner(s) Additional District Judge Court No. 9 Lucknow And Another .....Respondent(s) itself with direction to the learned Additional District Judge, Court No. 9, Lucknow to expeditiously decide the Misc. Civil Appeal No. 216 of 2024, under Order 43 Rule 1 of C.P.C.(Manvendra Bhatt Vs. Anil Kumar Nigam) pending before him, after affording due opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, strictly in accordance with law, as early as possible, preferably within a period of three months from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before him. 7. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the writ petition is disposed of. November 13, 2025 (Manoj K.) A227 No. 6335 of 2025 2 (Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi,J.) Digitally signed by :- MANOJ KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench