Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:116561 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 7268 of 2025 Petitioner :- Smt. Shivkumari Devi Respondent :- Smt. Subhawati Devi And 6 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Piyush Patel,Pradeep Kumar 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 a order to direct to the learned Civil Judge (J/D), Maharajganj to decide the original suit no.169 of 2008 (Smt. Shivkumari Devi Vs Smt. Subhawati Devi and others), pending before the court of learned Civil Judge (J/D), Maharajganj, within stipulated period fixed by this Hon'ble Court." 3. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the suit is pending since 2008. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that opposite parties have appeared before the court below. 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 (J/D), Maharajganj to consider and decide the aforesaid case, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of eighteen months 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 :- 18.7.2025 Ved Prakash (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad