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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:116424 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 7289 of 2025 Petitioner :- Jeet Narayan Pandey Respondent :- Smt. Baidehi And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ajay Kumar Srivastava 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:
"A. Direct the Learned Court of Civil Judge (J.D.)/F.T.C. Court No.2, Varanasi to decide the Case No.471 of 2007 (Jeet Narayan Pandey Vs. Smt. Baidehi & others), expeditiously, within an stipulated period as fixed by the Hon'ble Court."
3. Contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the suit is pending since 2007 and he prayed that the same may be decided expeditiously.
4. From perusal of the order sheet, annexed as Annexure No. 2 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 (J.D.)/F.T.C. Court No.2, Varanasi to decide the aforesaid suit, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably, within a period of one year from the date of production of a certified copy of this order, after 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 :- 18.7.2025 Nitika Sri. (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- NITIKA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad