Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:116485 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 7299 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ambika Prasad And Another Respondent :- Sarju Prasad (Since Deceased) And 14 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ghanshyam Pandey,Karuna Shankar Shukla Hon'ble Manish Kumar Nigam,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and perused the record. 2. The present petition has been filed for the following relief: "a) issue direction upon Civil Judge (Junior Division), Room No. 8, Prayagraj to decide the Original Suit No. 1606 of 2014 (Sarju Prasad and others Versus Nawab Ali and others) within the period specified by this Hon'ble Court." 3. Contention of learned counsel for the petitioners is that the suit is pending since 2014 and petitioners are defendant in the aforementioned suit. 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 (Junior Division), Room No. 8, Prayagraj 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