Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:115542 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 7197 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ashif Khan Respondent :- Tahira Khanam And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mohabbat Bi,Mohd Imdad Siddiqui 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 or direction in the nature of commanding/directing the learned court of civil Judge (J.D.) Ghazipur to decide the original suit No. 423 of 2018 (Tahira Khanam Vs. Prem Chandra Kushwaha and others) pending before learned court of civil Judge (J.D.) Ghazipur expeditiously." 3. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the suit is pending since 2018. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that issues have been framed. 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.) Ghazipur 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 :- 17.7.2025 Ved Prakash (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad