Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:20855 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 1400 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ashok Kumar And Anothers Respondent :- Krishna Chandra And 15 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Shiv Ram Dubey Hon'ble Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J. This is a defendants' petition. The suit filed by the plaintiffs-respondents was decreed ex-parte. Against the ex-parte judgment and decree, an application under Order 9 Rule 13 CPC was filed by the petitioners which is pending consideration being registered as Misc. Case No.38 of 2012. The sole prayer made in the writ petition is for expeditious disposal of the said application. As no useful purpose would be served in keeping the matter pending, or calling for counter affidavit or issuing notice to the private respondents, the matter is being disposed of, at the admission stage, with a direction upon Civil Judge (Junior Division), Khalilabad, Basti to decide the application under Order 9 Rule 13 CPC being registered as Misc. Case No.38 of 2012, if there is no legal impediment and after hearing all the concerned parties, strictly in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. With the aforesaid direction, present writ petition stands disposed of. It is made clear that this Court has not adjudicated the case on merit. Order Date :- 13.2.2025 SK Goswami Digitally signed by :- SHIVAKANT GOSWAMI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad