Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:112206 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 5660 of 2025 Petitioner :- U.P. Sugar Company Limited Respondent :- Fahimuddin (Now Deceased) And 18 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Chandra Bhan Gupta,Harsh Gupta Hon'ble Manish Kumar Nigam,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 2. The instant writ petition has been filed for following relief: "1) direct the Civil Judge Senior Division (J.D. Kasaya) District Kushinagar to decide the original suit no. 1074 of 1998 (U.P. Sugar Company Ltd. vs Fahimuddin and others) pending before him." 3. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the aforementioned suit is pending since 1998 for adjudication. He prayed that the same may be decided expeditiously. 4. No useful purpose would be served in keeping this petition pending. 5. The present petition stands disposed of finally with a direction to the Civil Judge Senior Division (J.D. Kasaya), District Kushinagar to consider and decide the aforementioned suit of the petitioner, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of 18 months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order after ensuring service upon all the respondents, after giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned and after giving a reasonable opportunity of leading evidence in respect of their case provided that there is no other legal impediment. Order Date :- 14.7.2025 Priya (Manish Kumar Nigam, J.) Digitally signed by :- PRIYA KUSHWAHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad