HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 35614 of 2025 Court No. - 5 HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR NIGAM, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the record. 2. This petition has been filed for following relief: "i. Issue, an order, or direction, to Additional District Judge, IIIrd Shahjahanpur to decide the Election Petition No. 06 of 2023, Ajay Kumar Singh Vs. Mohd. Ishaq and others within short stipulated period as fixed by this Hon'ble Court in the interest of justice." 3. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the election petition is pending since 2023. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that several dates have been fixed but the same has not been decided yet. He prayed that the same may be decided expeditiously. 4. No useful purpose would be served in keeping this petition pending. 5. Accordingly, the present petition stands disposed of finally with a direction to the Additional District Judge, IIIrd Shahjahanpur to consider and decide the aforesaid case, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of one year from the date of production of a certified copy of this order after ensuring service upon all the parties concerned and Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dinesh Kumar Maurya, Ram Raj Prajapati Counsel for Respondent(s) : Tarun Agrawal Ajay Kumar Singh .....Petitioner(s) Mohd. Ishaq And 14 Others .....Respondent(s) after giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned as well as opportunity to lead evidence in support of their case and without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties provided that there is no other legal impediment. (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) October 13, 2025 Radhika WRIC No. 35614 of 2025 2 Digitally signed by :- RADHIKA VISHWAKARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad