Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:133512 Court No. - 9 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 26424 of 2025 Petitioner :- Sangita And 8 Others Respondent :- Motor Accident Claims Tribunal South Prayagraj And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ichchhit Srivastava,Ranjan 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: "A) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent no. 1 to expeditiously decide Motor Accident Claim Petition Number (M.A.C.P.) No. 13 of 2023 titled Sangita & Others versus Neeraj & Others under section 140 & 166 of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 preferably within a short period of time." 3. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that the aforementioned claim petition is pending since 2023 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 respondent No. 1, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, (South) Prayagraj to consider and decide the aforementioned claim petition of the petitioners, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of six 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 :- 7.8.2025 Priya (Manish Kumar Nigam, J.) Digitally signed by :- PRIYA KUSHWAHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad