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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:51597 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 3415 of 2025 Petitioner :- Smt. Phoolmati Devi Respondent :- Santram And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Sheetala Prasad Pandey Hon'ble Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.
1. This writ petition has been filed with the following prayer:
"i. to set-aside the order dated 10.03.2025 passed by the Additional District Judge/Special Judges (EC Act) Basti in Civil Appeal No. 12 of 2025 and Appeal No. 13 of 2025 (Sant Ram Vs. Smt. Phoolmati Devi and another). ii. to direct the learned Additional District Judge/Special Judge (ECAct) Basti to decide the Civil Appeal No.12 of 2025 and Appeal No.13 of 2025 (Sant Ram Vs. Smt. Phookmati Devi and another) expeditiously within stipulated period as fixed by this Hon'ble Court."
2. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he is not pressing the first prayer made in the writ ptiton and is only confining to the second prayer.
3. According to counsel for the petitioner, suit filed by plaintiff-petitioner was
decreed against which defendant had preferred Civil Appeal No.12 and 13 of 2025, which are pending consideration. Now, the sole prayer in the writ petition is for expeditious disposal of both the appeals..
4. As no useful purpose would be served in keeping the matter pending, the writ petition is being disposed of, at the admission stage, without calling for counter affidavit or issuing notice to private respondents, with a direction upon Additional District Judge/Special Judge (E.C.Act) Basti to decide Civil Appeal No.12 of 2025 and 13 of 2025 (Sant Ram vs. Smt. Phoolmati Devi and another), in accordance with law, after hearing all affected parties, preferably within a period of six months from the date of production of certified copy of this order.
5. With the aforesaid direction, present writ petition stands disposed of.
6. It is made clear that this Court has not adjudicated the case on merit.
Order Date :- 9.4.2025 Kushal Digitally signed by :- KUSHAL AGRAWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad