Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:124841 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 7893 of 2025 Petitioner :- Lalit Kumar Srivastava And 5 Others Respondent :- Raghvendra Kumar Srivastava And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Sunil Srivastava Hon'ble Manish Kumar Nigam,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 2. The instant writ petition has been filed for following relief: "i) Issue an order or appropriate direction and directing the learned Additional Civil Judge (Sr. Division)/F.T.C., Allahabad to decide the suit for declaration bearing O.S. No. 1489 of 2010 (Raghvendra Kumar Srivastava & another vs. Lalit Kumar Srivastava & another) within stipulated period." 3. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that the aforementioned suit is pending before learned Additional Civil Judge (Sr. Division)/F.T.C., Allahabad for adjudication. He prayed that the same may be decided expeditiously. 4. No useful purpose would be served in keeping this petition pending. 5. The present petition stands disposed of finally with a direction to the learned Additional Civil Judge (Sr. Division)/F.T.C., Allahabad to consider and decide the aforementioned case of the petitioner, 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 respondents, after giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned and after giving a reasonable opportunity of leading evidence in respect of their case provided that there is no other legal impediment. Order Date :- 29.7.2025 S. Singh (Manish Kumar Nigam, J.) Digitally signed by :- SAVITA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad