Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:123666 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 7818 of 2025 Petitioner :- Rajendra Kumar Gupta And Another Respondent :- Kanpur Development Authority Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashutosh Agrahari Counsel for Respondent :- Pawan Kumar Rai,Yash Padia 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: "issue a order or direction exercising power under Article 227 of Constitution of India and direct the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, IVth, Kanpur Nagar to decide the Original Suit No.537 of 2006 (Rajendra Kumar Gupta and another Vs. Kanpur Development Authority), preferably within stipulated period as fix by this Hon'ble Court." 3. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that the suit is pending since 2006. 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, IVth, Kanpur Nagar 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