Dismissed

Ramroop v. Civil Judge (Senior Division) and 11 Others

Allahabad HC7 Jul 2021A227/1970/2021

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This court dismissed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking direction for the early disposal of a civil suit. Relying on a Division Bench precedent, the court held that it cannot issue directions to subordinate courts for expediting suits, as such powers lie within the discretion of the trial judge.

What did the court decide?

Direction for early disposal of Suit No.105 of 2015 was not granted.

Ramroop Vs Civil Judge (Senior Division)… — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Allahabad HC (2021)

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Court No. - 1

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Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 1970 of 2021

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Petitioner :- Ramroop Respondent :- Civil Judge (Senior Division) And 11 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Markanday Rai

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Hon'ble Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.

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Despite successful Video Link having been sent, no one has appeared on behalf of petitioner.

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This writ petition has been filed with the following prayer:-

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"(i) issue an order or direction in the nature of supervision to decide Suit No.105 of 2015 (Ramroop Vs. Jeetendra and others) in the Court of Civil Judge (Senior Division), Kushinagar, within specific time."

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From the perusal of the record, it transpires that the petitioner has prayed for early disposal of Suit No.105 of 2015 (Ramroop Vs. Jeetendra and others) pending in the Court of Civil Judge (Senior Division), Kushinagar.

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The Division Bench of this Court in case of Ali Shad Usmani vs. Ali Isteba, 2015 (2) ADJ 250 (DB) has held that no direction can be issued to the sub-ordinate courts for deciding the suit within stipulated period. Relevant portion of the judgment is extracted hereasunder:-

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"We are not inclined to issue a direction for the expeditious hearing of a Civil Suit which is pending before the Civil Judge (Junior Division), District-Azamgarh. It would be most inappropriate to Court to entertain a writ petition under Article 226 and/or under Article 227 of the Constitution simply for the purpose of expediting the hearing of a suit. Such orders, if granted, place a class of litigants, who move the court in a separate and preferential category whereas other cases which may be of similar or greater antiquity and urgency are left to be decided in the normal channel. Hence, any such direction may be issued with the greatest care and circumspection by the High Court otherwise the Civil Courts will be overburdened only with requests for expeditious disposal of suits, which have been expedited by the High Court. Most of the litigants cannot afford the expense of moving the High court and would not, therefore, be in a position to have the benefit of such an order.

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Ultimately, it must be left to the judicious exercise of discretion of the concerned Court to determine whether a ground for urgency has been made out. We emphasize that there may be other cases such as involving senior citizens, those who are differently abled or people suffering from a particular disablilty socio-economic or otherwise which may prime cause of urgent disposal. It is for the learned Trial Judge in each case to apply

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his or her mind and decide whether the hearing of the suit to be expedited.

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For these reasons, we are not inclined to entertain the petition. The petition is, accordingly, dismissed. There shall be no order as to cost."

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In view of the Division Bench judgment of this Court in the case of Ali Shad Usmani (supra) , this Court declines to grant the relief as prayed for.

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The writ petitions is dismissed .

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Order Date :- 7.7.2021 SK Goswami

Ramroop v. Civil Judge (Senior Division) and 11 Others

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