Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No.34146 of 2025 Harbans Singh Jassal ..... Petitioner Represented by Adv. - Mrutyunjay Mohanty -versus- Srikrishna Institute Of Educational Trust, Bhubaneswar & Ors. ..... Opposite Parties Represented by Adv. - CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 12.01.2026 Order No. 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode). 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner. Perused the application as well as the prayer made therein. 3. By filing the present application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the defendant-Petitioner in CS No.7556 of 2015 has approached this Court for a direction to the learned Civil Judge, Senior Division, (L.R & L.T.V), Bhubaneswar to dispose of the pending civil suit within a stipulated period of time. 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner-defendant at the outset contended that the petitioner who is aged about 85 years has been entangled in the present suit since the year 2015. He further contended that the plaintiff has been filing several applications to delay the trial and, as of now, he has become successful in such Page 2 of 2. attempt. He further submitted that the suit is pending for more than a decade. By referring to the advanced age of the Petitioner and the fact that the suit is pending for more than a decade, learned counsel for the Petitioner contended that the learned trial court be directed to conclude the suit as expeditiously as possible which would be in furtherance of the constitutional guarantee of a speedy trial given to every citizen of this country. 5. Having heard the learned counsel for the Petitioner, on a close scrutiny of the application as well as the documents, this Court observes that the defendant-Petitioner, who is aged about 85 years, is before this Court for a direction to the learned trial court to expedite the trial. Under normal circumstances, this Court would not have interfered, taking into consideration the workload of the civil courts in the state. However, considering the age of the Petitioner and the fact that the suit is pending for more than a decade, this court deems it proper to dispose of the present Writ Application by directing the learned trial court to make every endeavour to expedite the trial and to conclude the trial in the suit preferably within a period of one year. The parties are directed to cooperate with the learned trial court for an early disposal of the suit. 6. With the aforesaid observations/ directions, the application stands disposed of. ( A.K. Mohapatra ) Judge Anil Designation: Junior Stenographer