HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 12673 of 2025 Court No. - 5 HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR NIGAM, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the record. 2. The present petition has been filed for the following relief: "I. Issue an order or direction commanding /directing the learned Civil Judge, Junior Division, Court No. 20 Azamgarh to decide and dispose of the Civil Suit No. 661 of 2004 (Ashok Kumar Singh Vs. Smt. Vijay Laxmi and others) pending before him, expeditiously, within a stipulated period as may be specified by this Hon'ble Court." 3. Contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the suit is pending since 2004 and he prayed that the same may be decided expeditiously. 4. From perusal of the order sheet, annexed as Annexure No. 5 to the petition, it appears that several dates have been fixed by the Court concerned, however, till date, the aforesaid suit has not been decided. 5. No useful purpose would be served in keeping this petition pending. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition stands disposed of finally with a direction to Civil Judge, Junior Division, Court No. 20 Azamgarh, to decide the aforesaid suit, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably, within a period of eighteen months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order, after hearing all the concerned parties and giving a reasonable opportunity of leading evidence in respect of their case provided there is no other legal impediment. October 17, 2025 Nitika Sri. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Man Bahadur Singh, Saurabh Kumar Counsel for Respondent(s) : (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Ashok Kumar Singh .....Petitioner(s) Smt. Vijay Laxmi And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- NITIKA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad