HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 11967 of 2026 Court No. - 9 HON'BLE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL, J. 1. This is a petition on behalf of proposed defendant. The suit filed by plaintiffs-respondents was decreed ex-parte. An application under Order IX Rule 13 read with Section 151 CPC has been filed which is pending consideration. The sole prayer made in the writ petition is for expeditious disposal of the said 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 Civil Judge (Junior Division)-5th, District Mathura to decide the application filed under Order IX Rule 13 read with Section 151 CPC in Civil Suit No.22 of 2022, in accordance with law, after hearing all the affected parties, preferably within a period of four 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. September 24, 2026 SK Goswami Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Brat Sheel, Punya Sheel Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : (Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.) Amarwati .....Petitioner(s) Bachchu Singh And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- SHIVAKANT GOSWAMI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad