Archana Rajan and 2 Others v. Civil Judge, North (J.D.) Lko. and 5 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Neutral Citation 2024:AHC-LKO:1580), Jaspreet Singh J., MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 23 of 2024, decided 8.1.2024. Article 227 petition by defendants Archana Rajan and others seeking expeditious disposal of Regular Suit No.1520/2017 (filed by respondents No.2 to 6); written statement with counter claim already filed; issues framed 26.02.2020; delay due to COVID-19 lockdown; no evidence yet filed by parties; petition dismissed with liberty to renew expedition request if cause of action arises. Keywords: expeditious disposal, expedition of suit, Article 227, COVID-19 delay, counter claim, order-sheet extracts.
What did the court decide?
Evidence had not been filed by the respective parties in Regular Suit No.1520/2017. ¶10