Lalta Prasad Pandey vs Bhan Bahadur Singh and 2… — Writ and Judicial Review | Allahabad HC (2025)

Lalta Prasad Pandey vs Bhan Bahadur Singh and 2… — Writ and Judicial Review | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition disposed of with directions to the learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Lalganj, Pratapgarh to expedite the hearing of Civil Suit No.302/2016, avoid adjournments on insufficient ground, and decide the suit as expeditiously as possible within reasonable time.

Issue for consideration

Whether the High Court, on this Article 227 petition, should issue an order or direction to the learned court below to decide the long-pending Civil Suit No.302/2016.

Court's answer

Since the suit had remained pending for more than nine years and the prayer made in the petition was limited, the Court held that no useful purpose of law would be served by keeping the petition pending before it.

Ratio / Principle

The learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Lalganj, Pratapgarh was directed to take every possible step to expedite the hearing of the suit without granting adjournment to either side on insufficient ground.

Key takeaways

It was further directed that the suit be decided as expeditiously as possible within reasonable time.ratio¶20

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Matters Under Article 227 No. 6701 of 2025 (High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow; Court No. 19; Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra, J.; decided November 19, 2025). Petitioner Lalta Prasad Pandey, plaintiff in Civil Suit No.302/2016 (versus Bhan Bahadur Singh and 2 Others) seeking cancellation of a disputed sale deed, petitioned under Article 227 of the Constitution of India for directions to expedite the suit, which had been pending since 2016 with issues still unframed and an additional written statement unfiled despite the case having been fixed for framing of issues. Finding the suit pending beyond nine years and the prayer limited, the Court held that no useful purpose of law would be served by keeping the petition pending, and directed the learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Lalganj, Pratapgarh to take every possible step to expedite the hearing without granting adjournment to either side on insufficient ground and to decide the suit as expeditiously as possible within reasonable time. Writ petition disposed of with these directions.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 6701 of 2025

Lalta Prasad Pandey

.....Petitioner(s)

Versus

Bhan Bahadur Singh And 2 Others

.....Respondent(s)

Counsel for Petitioner(s)	: Riya Yadav
Counsel for Respondent(s)	:

Court No. - 19

HON'BLE RAM MANOHAR NARAYAN MISHRA, J.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the records.

In present petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India a prayer has been made to issue any order or direction to the learned court below to decide Civil Suit No.302/2016 (Lalta Prasad Pandey versus Bhan Bahadur Singh and Others).

Learned counsel for the appellant submits that petitioner is plaintiff in the said civil suit. The suit is pending since year 2016 and still issues are not framed. Even additional written statement has not been filed although the case was fixed for framing of issues.

Even after lapse of nine years no substantial progress has been made towards hearing of the said suit which is effecting the interest of the petitioner adversely.

Plaintiff has sought relief of cancellation of disputed sale deed in the said suit.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that Hon'ble Supreme Court has consistently held that delay defeats of ends of justice and subordinate courts are under obligation to decide the pending matters expeditiously.

Keeping in view the fact that the said suit is pending for more than nine years and the limited prayer made in the petition no useful purpose of law would be served to keep the petition pending before this Court.

A227 No. 6701 of 2025

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Therefore, it is directed that learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Lalganj, Pratapgarh will take every possible step to expedite the hearing of the said suit without granting adjournment to either side on insufficient ground and the suit will be decided as expeditiously as possible within reasonable time.

With the aforesaid directions, writ petition is disposed of .

(Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra,J.)

November 19, 2025 mks

Digitally signed by :- MANISH SAXENA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench