Ram Lakhan v. Chhangu and 12 Others

Court No. - 44 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 12695 of 2023 Petitioner :- Ram Lakhan Respondent :- Chhangu And 12 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Niraj Kumar Sharma Hon'ble Ashutosh Srivastava,J.

¶1Heard Shri Niraj Kumar Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner.

¶2Considering the nature of the order proposed to be passed notice upon the private respondents is being dispensed with.

¶3Present petition, under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, has been filed seeking direction to the Civil Judge (Junior Division), 2nd, District Jaunpur, to decide the Original Suit No. 337 of 1992 (Ram Lakhan vs. Chhangu), within the time stipulated by this Court.

¶4Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Suit is pending consideration since the year 1992, and the purpose of filing present petition shall stands served if the appropriate directions are issued to the Civil Judge (Junior Division), 2nd, District Jaunpur, to conclude and decide the Original Suit pending since 1992, within the time frame fixed by this Court.

¶5Considering the fact that the aforesaid Original Suit, is pending consideration, before the Civil Judge (Junior Division), 2nd, District Jaunpur, since 1992, this Court is also of the opinion that no useful purpose would be served by keeping the writ petition pending and the same is accordingly disposed off by requiring the Civil Judge (Junior Division), 2nd, District Jaunpur, seized with the Original Suit No. 337 of 1992 (Ram Lakhan vs. Chhangu) to consider and decide the case expeditiously, preferably within a period of ten months, from the date of production of certified copy of the order of this Court, strictly in accordance with law, without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties, following the directions passed by Hon'ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 4296 of 2023 (Yashpal Jain versus Sushila Devi & others) decided on 20.10.2023, contained in Paragraph 2 of the operative part of the order. Order Date :- 11.12.2023 Bhanu High Court of Judicature at Allahabad