Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:136318 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 8959 of 2025 Petitioner :- Prem Chandra Respondent :- Devaki Nandan And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Abhishek Sharma,Rajiv Sharma 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: "Direct District Judge, Hathras to decide the Civil Appeal No. 17 of 2023, Devaki Nandan and others Vs. Prem Chandra within such time as may be directed by this Hon'ble Court." 3. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the aforesaid appeal is pending since 2023. 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 District Judge, Hathras to consider and decide the aforesaid appeal, 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 parties concerned and after giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned and without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties provided that there is no other legal impediment. Order Date :- 12.8.2025 Ved Prakash (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad