Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:116783 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 7328 of 2025 Petitioner :- Smt. Nayeen Bano Respondent :- Smt. Rabiya Bano And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ayub Khan 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: "1. Issue a suitable order or direction to the court below i.e. Civil Judge (Senior Division) Fatehpur to expeditiously decide the O.S. No. 324 of 2013 (Smt. Rabia Bano and another Vs. Smt. Nayeem Bano and others) within a short time bound period as may be determined by this Hon'ble Court in the facts and circumstances of the case" 3. Contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the suit is pending since 2013 and he prayed that the same may be decided expeditiously. 4. From perusal of the order sheet, annexed as Annexure No. 4 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) Fatehpur to decide the aforesaid suit, 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 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