Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:51379 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 2115 of 2025 Petitioner :- Nidhi Pandey Respondent :- Shubham Yadav Counsel for Petitioner :- Amarnath Tripathi Hon'ble Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J. 1. Petitioner was married to the respondent according to Hindu Rites and Customs on 07.01.2021. Due to matrimonial dispute, they have been living separately w.e.f. 10.02.2021. A petition under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act for the mutual divorce was filed on 06.02.2025. Thereafter, an application for waiving off cooling period, as provided under Section 13-B, was moved on 10.03.2025. This writ petition has been filed seeking direction upon the Principal Judge, Family Court, Varanasi to decide the Matrimonial Case No. 237 of 2025 expeditiously. 2. As no useful purpose would be served in keeping the matter pending, or calling for counter affidavit or issuing notice to the private respondent, the matter is being disposed of, at the admission stage, with a direction upon the Principal Judge, Family Court, Varanasi to proceed with the application dated 10.03.2025 and decide the same, after hearing all the concerned parties, strictly in accordance with law, expeditiously preferably within a period of three weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order, keeping in mind the dictum of Apex Court rendered in case of Amardeep Singh Vs. Harveen Kaur, (2017) 8 SCC 746. 3. With the aforesaid directions, present writ petition stands disposed of. 4. It is made clear that this Court has not adjudicated the case on merit. Order Date :- 9.4.2025 Shekhar Digitally signed by :- SHASHI SHEKHAR PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad