HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 14242 of 2026 Court No. - 9 HON'BLE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL, J. 1. Husband of petitioner filed a divorce petition which was decreed ex-parte. During pendency of other matrimonial disputes, husband of petitioner unfortunately died on 18.11.2016. Petitioner had moved a restoration application being Case No.230 of 2024 for recalling the ex-parte decree. The sole prayer made in the writ petition is for expeditious disposal of the said restoration application. 2. As no useful purpose would be served in keeping the matter pending, or calling for counter affidavit or issuing notice to the private respondents, at this stage, the writ petition is being disposed of, at the admission stage, with a direction upon Court below to decide the restoration application being Case No.230 of 2024, in accordance with law, after hearing all affected, preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. 3. With the aforesaid direction, present writ petition stands disposed of. 4. It is made clear that this Court has not adjudicated the case on merit. October 8, 2026 SK Goswami Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari Counsel for Respondent(s) : (Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.) Smt Tejaswi Mishra .....Petitioner(s) Smt Vijaya Kumari And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- SHIVAKANT GOSWAMI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad