Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:34613 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 2078 of 2025 Petitioner :- Amit Sahgal Respondent :- Smita Shastri Counsel for Petitioner :- Azaz Ahmad Hon'ble Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J. 1. This writ petition has been filed with the following prayers:- "(I) Allow the divorce petition no. 2859 of 2023 under section 13-B of Hindu Marriage act filed by the petitioner on 09.11.2023 (Amit Sahgal V/S Smita Shastri) pending before Principal Judge Family Court Ghaziabad. (II) Issue a direction to the Principal Judge Family Court Ghaziabad to decide the divorce petition no.2859 of 2023 under section 13-B of Hindu, act filed by the petitioner on 09.11.2023 (Amit Sahgal V/S Smita Shastri) expeditiously preferably within some stipulated period." 2. It is contended that petitioner and respondent were married according to Hindu rites and customs on 14.05.2022. Due to matrimonial discord having arisen between the parties both of them started living separately since 01.10.2022. A petition under Section 13-B of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for mutual divorce was filed before the Principal Judge, Family Court, Ghaziabad, which is pending consideration. The sole prayer made is for expeditious disposal of the same. 4. As no useful purpose would be served in keeping the matter pending, or calling for counter affidavit or issuing notice to the respondent, the matter is being disposed of, at the admission stage, with a direction upon Principal Judge Family Court Ghaziabad to proceed with Divorce Petition No. 2859 of 2023 and decide the same as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of four months, from the date of production of certified copy of this order keeping in view the decision of Hon'ble Apex Court rendered in case of Amardeep Singh versus Harveen Kaur, (2017) 8 SCC 746. 5. Writ petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 10.3.2025//V.S.Singh Digitally signed by :- VIDYA SAGAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad