HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 6701 of 2025 Court No. - 19 HON'BLE RAM MANOHAR NARAYAN MISHRA, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the records. In present petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India a prayer has been made to issue any order or direction to the learned court below to decide Civil Suit No.302/2016 (Lalta Prasad Pandey versus Bhan Bahadur Singh and Others). Learned counsel for the appellant submits that petitioner is plaintiff in the said civil suit. The suit is pending since year 2016 and still issues are not framed. Even additional written statement has not been filed although the case was fixed for framing of issues. Even after lapse of nine years no substantial progress has been made towards hearing of the said suit which is effecting the interest of the petitioner adversely. Plaintiff has sought relief of cancellation of disputed sale deed in the said suit. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that Hon'ble Supreme Court has consistently held that delay defeats of ends of justice and subordinate courts are under obligation to decide the pending matters expeditiously. Keeping in view the fact that the said suit is pending for more than nine years and the limited prayer made in the petition no useful purpose of law would be served to keep the petition pending before this Court. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Riya Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : Lalta Prasad Pandey .....Petitioner(s) Bhan Bahadur Singh And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Therefore, it is directed that learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Lalganj, Pratapgarh will take every possible step to expedite the hearing of the said suit without granting adjournment to either side on insufficient ground and the suit will be decided as expeditiously as possible within reasonable time. With the aforesaid directions, writ petition is disposed of. November 19, 2025 mks A227 No. 6701 of 2025 2 (Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra,J.) Digitally signed by :- MANISH SAXENA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench