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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:106936 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 6537 of 2025 Petitioner :- Reeta Devi Respondent :- Safikur Rahman And 8 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Arvind Kumar,Haroon Rasheed,Praveen Kumar Singh,Riyajuddin Ansari Hon'ble Manish Kumar Nigam,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the record.
2. The present petition has been filed for the following relief:
"i. To exercise its powers of superintendence as enshrined under Article 227 of the Constitution of India by directing the learned Civil Judge (Senior Division), Deoria, to decide the Suit No. 218 of 2015(Safikur Rahman v/s Reeta Devi and others), pending before the Court of Civil Judge (Senior Division), Deoria, at earliest in accordance with law expeditiously in time bound manner as specified by this Hon'ble Court. ii. To exercise its powers of superintendence as enshrined under Article 227 of the Constitution of India by directing the learned Civil Judge (Senior Division), Deoria, to frame the issues of the Suit No. 218 of 2015(Safikur Rahman v/s Reeta Devi and others), at earliest in accordance with law expeditiously in time bound manner as specified by this Hon'ble Court."
3. Contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the suit is pending since 2015 and he prayed that the same may be decided expeditiously.
4. From perusal of the order sheet, annexed as Annexure No. 3 to the petition, it appears that several dates have been fixed by the Court concerned, however, till date, the aforesaid suit has not been decided.
5. No useful purpose would be served in keeping this petition pending.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present
petition stands disposed of finally with a direction to Civil Judge (Senior Division), Deoria to decide the aforementioned suit, in accordance with law, expeditiously, after ensuring service upon all the opposite parties, hearing all the concerned parties and giving a reasonable opportunity of leading evidence in respect of their case provided there is no other legal impediment. Order Date :- 8.7.2025 Nitika Sri. (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- NITIKA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad