HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 31326 of 2025 Court No. - 9 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 suitable order or direction to the petitioners moved Claim Petition No.471 of 2021 (Laxmi Narayan Batham and another Vs. Devendra Kumar and others) against the respondents under section 196 and 140 of Motor Vehicle Act before the learned court below District Jhansi for claiming amount of Rs. Rs. 18,50,000/- with interest 50% as expeditiously as possible preferably within the period stipulated by this Hon'ble Court to the ends of justice." 3. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the aforesaid claim petition is pending since 2021. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the case is at the stage of recording of evidence. 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 Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Jhansi to consider and decide the aforesaid case, 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 Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ravikant Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : Laxmi Narayan Batham And Another .....Petitioner(s) Devendra Kumar And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) 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. September 10, 2025 Ved Prakash WRIC No. 31326 of 2025 2 (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad