Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:136216 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 8931 of 2025 Petitioner :- Arvind Kumar Verma Respondent :- Om Prakash Verma Counsel for Petitioner :- Ajay Singh,Ajeet Pratap Singh 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 direction in the nature of mandamus directing the court below / Additional Civil Judge, (Senior Division), Court No.4, Kanpur Nagar to decide the Original Suit No. 1221 of 2017 (Arvind Kumar Verma vs. Om Prakash Verma) expeditiously by concluding day by day hearing within stipulated period, otherwise the petitioner shall suffer irreparable loss and injury." 3. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the aforementioned suit is pending before Additional Civil Judge, (Senior Division), Court No.4, Kanpur Nagar 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 Additional Civil Judge, (Senior Division), Court No.4, Kanpur Nagar to consider and decide the aforementioned 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 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 :- 12.8.2025 S. Singh (Manish Kumar Nigam, J.) Digitally signed by :- SAVITA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad