Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:131035 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 8441 of 2025 Petitioner :- Smt. Chanda Devi And 2 Others Respondent :- Shobhnath And 7 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Dewendra Singh 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 writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the learned Civil Judge (J.D.) Gorakhpur to decide the Original Suit no. 567 of 2007 New No. 1553 of 2017 (Shobhnath and others Vs. Smt. Chanda and others) pending since 31.10.2007." 3. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that the suit is pending since 2007. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the 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 (J.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 :- 5.8.2025 Ved Prakash (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad