HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 10460 of 2025 Court No. - 9 HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR NIGAM, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 2. The instant writ petition has been filed for following relief: "I. Issue an order or direction to the Additional Civil Judge (J.D.), Court No. 2, Ballia to decide the Original Case No. 396/ 2012, (Prabhawati Vs. Shivkumar), within stipulated period, which is pending in the court of Additional Civil Judge (J.D.), Court No. 2, Ballia since July 2012,." 3. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the aforementioned case is pending before Additional Civil Judge (J.D.), Court No. 2, Ballia for adjudication. He prayed that the same may be decided expeditiously. 4. No useful purpose would be served in keeping this petition pending. 5. The present petition stands disposed of finally with a direction to the Additional Civil Judge (J.D.), Court No. 2, Ballia to consider and decide the aforementioned case of the petitioner, 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 respondents, after Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anil Kumar Prajapati, Kuldeep Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : Prabhawati Devi .....Petitioner(s) Shivkumar (Dead) And 20 Others .....Respondent(s) giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned and after giving a reasonable opportunity of leading evidence in respect of their case provided that there is no other legal impediment. September 4, 2025 S. Singh A227 No. 10460 of 2025 2 (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- SAVITA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad