Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:132302 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 8538 of 2025 Petitioner :- Aftab Ahmad Respondent :- Sri Mohammad Ahmad And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Abhishek Shukla Hon'ble Manish Kumar Nigam,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner 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 graciously be pleased to direct the court below to decide the case no.532 of 2015 now 2708 of 2017 (Aftab Ahmad versus Mohammad Ahmad and others) pending before the court of Civil Judge Junior Division 11 Gorakhpur within stipulated time fixed by this Hon'ble Court, and issue any other and further suitable order or direction which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case." 3. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the suit is pending since 2017. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that issues have been framed. 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 (Junior Division) 11 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 :- 6.8.2025 Ved Prakash (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad