Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:112180 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 6879 of 2025 Petitioner :- Baleshwar Giri Respondent :- Nagar Palika Parishad Ballia And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Byas Kumar Prasad,Shravan Kumar Panday Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Shyam Krishna Gupta 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: "Issue order or direction to the Learned Civil Judge, (Junior Division), East Ballia to decide Original Suit No. 714 of 1996, Nagar Palika Parishad Vs. Baleshwar Giri and others, within stipulated period as may be fixed by this Hon'ble Court." 3. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the suit is pending since 1996. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the case is at the stage of recording of evidence. 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 Civil Judge, (Junior Division), East Ballia 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 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. Order Date :- 14.7.2025 Ved Prakash (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad