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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : CRP(IO)/305/2026 DR MANABENDRA LAHKAR AS ON 6TH MARCH 2026, SON OF LATE BHADRA RAM LAHKAR, RESIDENT OF RANGIA TOWN, WARD NO.03, P.O. RANGIA, P.S. RANGIA, MOUZA PANDURI, DISTRICT - KAMRUP, ASSAM, 781354 VERSUS SMTI MALATI NATH AND ANR WIFE OF SRI AMULYA CH. NATH, RESIDENT OF RANGIA TOWN, WARD NO. 03, P.O. RANGIA, P.S. RANGIA, MOUZA PANDURI, DISTRICT KAMRUP, ASSAM, 781354 2:SRI AMULYA CH NATH SON OF LATE PRATAP NATH RESIDENT OF RANGIA TOWN WARD NO. 03 P.O. RANGIA P.S. RANGIA MOUZA PANDURI DISTRICT KAMRUP ASSAM 78135 Advocate for the Petitioner : PETITIONER IN PERSON, Advocate for the Respondent : ,
Page No.# 2/3 BEFORE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ROBIN PHUKAN ORDER 13.07.2026 Heard Mr. Manabendra Lahkar, the petitioner-in-person. 2. The petitioner herein is mainly aggrieved by the order dated 20.06.2026, passed by the learned Civil Judge (Sr. Division), Kamrup, Amingaon, in Title Suit No.25/2017. It is to be noted here that vide order dated 20.06.2026, the learned Civil Judge (Sr. Division), Kamrup, Amingaon (Trial Court, hereinafter) has fixed the matter on 29.08.2026, for further argument. 3. The petitioner-in-person submits that he has instituted one title suit, being Title Suit No.25/2017 before the learned Civil Judge (Sr. Division), Kamrup, Amingaon and in the said title suit, the respondents herein as defendants entered appearance and contested the same by filing written statement and after trial, the learned Trial Court has fixed the matter on 30.04.2026, for judgment. But, on account of transfer of the Presiding Officer, the judgment could not be pronounced and thereafter, the matter was adjourned till 16.05.2026. On 16.05.2026, the petitioner-in-person, as plaintiff, has filed one Petition No.1585/2026, for pronouncement of judgment and the learned Trial Court has fixed the matter on 25.05.2026 for argument and on 25.05.2026, the petitioner-in-person has submitted his written argument and thereafter, the learned Trial Court has fixed the matter on 20.06.2026, for further argument and on 20.06.2026, the learned Trial Court heard the argument partly and fixed the matter on 29.08.2026, for further argument. 4.
The petitioner-in-person also submits that on account of prolong delay in disposal of the suit, grave prejudice is caused to him, affecting his life, liberty and livelihood and thereby infringed the right guaranteed to him under Article 15(2)(b) and Article 21 of the Constitution of India and under such circumstances, he has contended to issue direction to the learned Trial Court to dispose of the Title Suit No.25/2017 in a time bound manner. Page No.# 3/3
5. Having heard the submission of the petitioner-in-person, this Court has carefully gone through the petition and the documents placed on record and also perused the orders dated 16.05.2026, 25.05.2026 and 20.06.2026. And it appears that vide order dated 20.06.2026, the learned Trial Court has fixed the matter on 29.08.2026. 6. It appears that on 16.05.2026 the petitioner-in-person has filed the Petition No.1585/2026 for pronouncement of judgment and then the learned Trial Court has fixed the matter on 25.05.2026, on which the petitioner-in-person has already filed written argument. If the petitioner-in-person has already filed written argument, then this Court failed to comprehend as to why the matter has been fixed again on 29.08.2026 for further argument. It can easily complete hearing argument of the other side and thereafter proceed to pronounce the judgment. In that view of the matter, this Court is inclined to dispose of this petition by directing the learned Trial Court to prepone the next date after notifying both the parties and to dispose of the Title Suit No.25/2017 within a period of 4(four) weeks from today. 7. The petitioner shall obtain a certified copy of this order and place the same before the learned Trial Court within a period of one week from today. Comparing Assistant Sd/- Robin Phukan JUDGE