Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:121317 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 7704 of 2025 Petitioner :- Jai Prakash And Another Respondent :- Executive Engineer Sarayu Nahar Khand Counsel for Petitioner :- Bashisth Narain Pandey 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) to direct the Civil Judge (J.D.) Basti to expedite the suit no. 1105 of 2014 (Sita Ram and others Vs. Executive Engineer) pending before him and dispose the same within short and stipulated period pending before him and disposed the same with short stipulated period." 3. Contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the suit is pending since 2014 and he prayed that the same may be decided expeditiously. 4. From perusal of the order sheet, annexed as Annexure No. 3 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.) Basti 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 :- 24.7.2025 Nitika Sri. (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- NITIKA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad