Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:123502 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 7830 of 2025 Petitioner :- Srikant Gupta And Another Respondent :- Civil Judge Senior Division Gorakhpur And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Chandra Bhushan Prasad Hon'ble Manish Kumar Nigam,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and perused the record. 2. This petition has been filed for following relief: "It is therefore most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble court may kindly be pleased to call for records and direct the court of Civil judge (S.D.) Gorakhpur, to decide the Original Suit No. 678 of 2018 (Manoj Kumar and Others Versus Srikant Gupta and Others) expeditiously in accordance with law, within some stipulated time frame as fixed by this Hon'ble court in the facts and circumstances of the case." 3. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that the suit is pending since 2018. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the case is at the stage of recording of plaintiff evidence. 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 (S.D.) Gorakhpur 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 :- 28.7.2025 Ved Prakash (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad