Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:143469 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 9359 of 2025 Petitioner :- Jiya Ram Respondent :- Laxmi Shankar And 6 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Balwant Singh 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: "Issue a direction to learned Additional Civil Judge Senior Judge Division IInd, Varanasi, to decide the Original suit No. 1067 of 2017(Jiyaram Vs Laxmi Shankar and others) pending in the Court of Learned Additional Civil Judge Senior Judge Division IInd, Varanasi, within stipulated period as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper." 3. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the suit is pending since 2017. 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 Additional Civil Judge Senior Judge Division IInd, Varanasi 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 :- 21.8.2025 Ved Prakash (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad