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Sharda Prasad v. Ravi Shankar and 4 Others

Allahabad HC7 Sept 2025A227/10543/2025

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Article 227 writ; direction to subordinate court to decide suit within stipulated period refused; expeditious/expedited disposal; Suit No. 2802 of 2022 pending since 2022; Civil Judge (Junior Division) VI Allahabad; Ali Shad Usmani v. Ali Isteba 2015 (2) ADJ 250 (DB) relied on (Division Bench); petition disposed with liberty to seek expedition; appropriate order within reasonable time; Article 226 referred in extracted DB passage; single judge Manish Kumar Nigam; decided 8 September 2025.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to the petitioner to move an appropriate application for expeditious disposal of Suit No. 2802 of 2022 before Civil Judge (Junior Division) VI, Allahabad; if moved, that court shall pass an appropriate order within reasonable time. The requested direction for time-bound disposal was not issued. ¶23

Sharda Prasad Vs Ravi Shankar and 4 Others — Writ and Judicial Review | Allahabad HC (2025)

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

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MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 10543 of 2025

Sharda Prasad

.....Petitioner(s)

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Ravi Shankar And 4 Others

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.....Respondent(s)

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Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Lal Chandra Mishra
Counsel for Respondent(s) :

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Court No. - 9

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HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR NIGAM, J.

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the record.

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This writ petition has been filed for the following relief:

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"It is therefore, Most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble court may graciously be pleased to direct the Civil Judge (Junior Division) VI, Allahabad to decide the Suit No. 2802 of 2022 Sharda Prasad Vs Ravi Shankar Dubey and others pending in the court of Civil Judge (Junior Division) VI, Allahabad within stipulated period which may be prescribed by this Hon'ble Court."

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From the perusal of order sheet, it appears that the aforesaid suit is pending since 2022 and several dates have been fixed in the matter.

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Prayer made in this writ petition is that a direction be issued to the Court below i.e. Civil Judge (Junior Division) VI, Allahabad to decide the aforesaid suit within the time framed as may be fixed by this Court.

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No such direction can be issued in view of the judgment of this Court passed in the case of Ali Shad Usmani vs. Ali Isteba; 2015 (2) ADJ 250 (DB). The Division Bench of this Court in case of Ali Shad Usmani (supra) 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 hereunder:-

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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

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A227 No. 10543 of 2025

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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 disability socio-economic or otherwise which may prime cause of urgent disposal. It is for the learned Trial Judge in each case to apply 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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Accordingly, the present writ petition is disposed of finally, at this stage, with liberty to the petitioner to move an appropriate application for expeditious disposal of the aforesaid suit before the Court concerned i.e. Civil Judge (Junior Division) VI, Allahabad in accordance with law and in case, such an application is moved, the Civil Judge (Junior Division) VI, Allahabad shall pass an appropriate order within reasonable time.

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(Manish Kumar Nigam,J.)

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September 8, 2025 S. Singh

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Digitally signed by :- SAVITA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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