Neelam Jaiswal v. Vikas Kumar Jaiswal and Another

Court No. - 4 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 11639 of 2023 Petitioner :- Neelam Jaiswal Respondent :- Vikas Kumar Jaiswal And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Vaishali Sahu,Ashutosh Kumar Hon'ble Prakash Padia,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the record.

¶2The basic relief sought by the petitioner in the present petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India is to direct the court below to decide P.A. Case No. 182 of 2021 (Neelam Jaiswal vs. Vikas Kumar Jaiswal and others) which is pending since 2021 in the court of Appointed Authority / Civil Judge (Senior Division) Mirzapur, expeditiously.

¶3In view of the order proposed to be passed herein, no useful purpose would be served by putting the respondent(s) to notice and keeping this petition pending before this Court. However, in case the respondent(s) feels aggrieved by the order his/her right to seek modification/variation of the order is being kept reserved.

¶4Almost everyday certain matters are coming before this Court with the prayer to direct the Judge, Small Cause Court Prayagraj to decide suits/cases pertaining to the Rent Control Act expeditiously.

¶5It is provided under Sub Rule (1) of Rule 15 of the U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Rules, 1972 that every application for release under Section 21 (1) shall specify the ground or grounds on which the tenant is sought to be evicted and it is provided under Sub Rule (3) of Rule 15 of the U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Rules, 1972 that every application referred to in sub-rule (1) shall, as far as possible, be decided within two months from the date of its presentation. Rule 15 of the U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction) Rules, 1972 is reproduced hereinbelow:- "15. Application for release of buildings under occupation of tenant [Section 21 (1)].?

(1) Every application for release under Section 21 (1) shall specify the ground or grounds on which the tenant is sought to be evicted.

(2) The application or its reply shall be signed and verified in the manner prescribed under Rules 14 and 15 of Order VI of the First Schedule to the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act No. V of 1908). If there are more than one landlords, the application shall be signed by all the co-landlords.

(3) Every application referred to in sub-rule (1) shall, as far as possible, be decided within two months from the date of its presentation."

¶6In the facts and circumstances of the case, the present petition is disposed of directing the court concerned to decide the aforesaid case strictly in accordance with law unless there is no legal impediment.

¶7It is made clear that the court below will not grant any unnecessarily adjournment. Order Date :- 17.11.2023 Swati High Court of Judicature at Allahabad