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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:135574 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 8804 of 2025 Petitioner :- Harish Chand Respondent :- Ranjit And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Nand Lal Yadav,Sunil Kumar Hon'ble Manish Kumar Nigam,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the record.
2. The present petition has been filed for the following relief:
"It is, therefore, most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to allow this petition and kindly direct the Court of Civil Judge (Senior Division) F.T.C, Mau to decide the Original Suit No. 0600111/2015 filed by the petitioner for the cancellation of will deed dated 15.05.2001, (Harish Chand Versus Ranjit and others), pending before it since 01/07/2015 within a stipulated period. And/or pass such other and further order which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper under the circumstances of the case."
3. Contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the suit is pending since 2015 and he prayed that the same may be decided expeditiously.
4. From perusal of the order sheet, annexed as Annexure No. 2 to the petition, it appears that several dates have been fixed by the Court concerned, however, till date, the aforesaid suit has not been decided.
5. No useful purpose would be served in keeping this petition pending.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition stands disposed of finally with a direction to Civil Judge (Senior Division) F.T.C, Mau to decide the aforesaid suit, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably, within a period of one year from the date of production of a certified copy of this order, after hearing all the concerned parties and giving a reasonable opportunity of leading evidence in respect of their case provided there is no other legal impediment. Order Date :- 11.8.2025 Nitika Sri. (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- NITIKA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad