Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:145563 Court No. - 9 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 9473 of 2025 Petitioner :- Brahmdeen Tiwari Respondent :- Sanjay Mishra And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashok Kumar Mishra,Shivesh Mishra 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: "An order or direction thereby directing the learned Additional District Judge (POCSO Act), Court No.-2, Prayagraj to hear and decide the Civil Appeal No. 38 of 2022 "Sanjay Mishra and Others Vs. Brahmdeen Tiwari" pending before it, expeditiously, within some stipulated time period as may be fixed by this Hon'ble Court." 3. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the aforesaid civil appeal is pending since 2022. 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 District Judge (POCSO Act), Court No.-2, Prayagraj to consider and decide the aforesaid civil appeal, 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 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 :- 23.8.2025 Ved Prakash (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad