Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CMP No.359 of 2026 Khetrabasi Biswal ..... Petitioner Represented by Adv. 3 Mr. Sukanta Kumar Nayak -versus- Kunti Biswal and others ..... Opposite Parties CORAM: THE HON9BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 26.02.2026 Order No. 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode). 2. Heard the learned counsel for the Petitioner. Perused the CMP application as well as the prayer made therein. 3. By filing the present CMP application under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the Defendant No.6 in C.S. No.350 of 2015 pending in the court of learned Civil Judge (Senior Division), Bhadrak has prayed for a direction to the trial court to conclude the suit as expeditiously as possible. 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner, at the outset, contended that the suit in question was filed by the Opposite Parties- Plaintiffs with a prayer for partition and declaration of right, title and interest. He further submitted that the suit is pending since 2015 and in the meantime more than a decade time has elapsed. Page 2 of 2. He further contended that some of the parties to the suit are on advanced stage and that in the event the disposal of the suit is further delayed, they may not see the right to justice during their life time. He also contended that the trial is progressing very slowly and that the evidence from Plaintiffs9 side is still to record. 5. Keeping in view the entire scenario and the factual background of the present case, this Court directs the trial court to make every endeavour to try the suit and conclude the same as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of one year from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. The parties are directed to cooperate with the trial court and they shall not take any unnecessary adjournments. (Aditya Kumar Mohapatra ) Judge Debasis