Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:87695 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 5407 of 2025 Petitioner :- Mukesh Prasad Nigam @ Mukesh Kumar (Deceased) And Another Respondent :- Ram Kishore Gupta And 6 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Abhishek Singh,Shailendra Singh Hon'ble Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J. 1. This is defendant's petition. 2. The suit instituted by plaintiffs-respondents was decreed ex- parte. An application under Order IX Rule 13 CPC was moved by defendant-petitioner which is pending consideration. The sole prayer made is for expeditious disposal of the same. 3. 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 court concerned to decide the application under Order IX Rule 13 CPC pending in Original Suit No. 481 of 1998, in accordance with law, after hearing all affected parties, preferably within a period of four months 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 :- 23.5.2025 V.S.Singh Digitally signed by :- VIDYA SAGAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad