Janardan Prasad v. Vishwanath and 2 Others
Article 227 – expeditious disposal of civil suit
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Matters Under Article 227 No. 10631 of 2025 (decided September 9, 2025, Manish Kumar Nigam, J.). Petitioner Janardan Prasad sought a direction for expeditious decision of Civil Suit No. 901 of 2001 against Vishwanath and 2 Others, pending since 2001 before the Additional Civil Judge (J.D.), New Court 11th Jaunpur. Petition disposed of with a time-bound direction: suit to be decided expeditiously, preferably within one year of production of certified copy, after hearing all parties and allowing opportunity to lead evidence, subject to no legal impediment; no merits opinion. Keywords: expeditious disposal, Article 227, time-bound direction, civil suit delay, Jaunpur.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Additional Civil Judge (J.D.), New Court 11th Jaunpur to decide Civil Suit No. 901 of 2001 in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within one year from the date of production of a certified copy of the order, after hearing all concerned parties and giving a reasonable opportunity of leading evidence, provided there is no other legal impediment.