HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 13883 of 2026 Court No. - 9 HON'BLE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL, J. 1. This is defendant's petition. 2. The suit filed by plaintiffs-respondents was decreed ex-parte against which an application under Order IX Rule 13 CPC has been filed, which is pending consideration. The sole prayer made in the writ petition is for expeditious disposal of the same. 3. As no useful purpose would be served in keeping the matter pending, the writ petition is being disposed of, at the admission stage, without calling for counter affidavit or issuing notice to private respondents, with a direction upon court concerned to decide the application under Order IX Rule 13 CPC registered as Misc. Case No. 36 of 2026 filed in Original Suit No. 499 of 2002, in accordance with law, after hearing all affected parties, preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. 4. With the aforesaid directions, writ petition stands disposed of. 5. It is made clear that this Court has not adjudicated the matter on merits. October 1, 2026 (V. S. SINGH) Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Keshawa Prasad Pandey, Krishna Chandra Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : (Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.) Ram Lautan .....Petitioner(s) Achaldhar And Another .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- VIDYA SAGAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad