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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:33094 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 2246 of 2025 Petitioner :- Rambriksha And 8 Others Respondent :- Mangroo And 16 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Santosh Kumar Jaiswal Hon'ble Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.
1. This writ petition has been filed with the following prayer:-
"i). issue, an order or direction to Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division)/Judicial Magistrate, Court No.03, District- Ghazipur to decide the Original Suit No.688/1995 (Mangroo and others Vs. Rambriksha and others) expeditiously/within time bound period."
2. It is contended by learned counsel for petitioners that petitioners had filed Original Suit No.688 of 1995 before the Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division)/Judicial Magistrate, Court No.03, Ghazipur which is pending consideration. The sole prayer made in the writ petition is for the early disposal of the said suit.
3. Though the Division Bench of this Court in case of Ali Shad Usmani vs. Ali Isteba, 2015 (2) ADJ 250 (DB) had held that no separate class can be created amongst the litigants and no such direction can be issued for expeditious disposal of civil cases but looking to the facts of the case, as the civil suit was filed way back in the year 1995 and almost 30 years have elapsed and evidences have been concluded from both the sides and the suit is at the stage of hearing, the court below is hereby directed to expedite the proceedings of Original Suit No.688 of 1995 and proceed with the matter and decide the same, in accordance with law, after hearing all affected parties without granting any unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties, preferably within a period of one year from the date of production of certified copy of this order.
4. With the aforesaid directions, writ petition stands disposed of.
5. It is made clear that this Court has not adjudicated the matter on merits. Order Date :- 7.3.2025 SK Goswami Digitally signed by :- SHIVAKANT GOSWAMI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad