Shailesh Kumar Awasthi vs Rameshwar Dayal Awasthi… — Writ and Judicial Review | Allahabad HC (2026)

Shailesh Kumar Awasthi vs Rameshwar Dayal Awasthi… — Writ and Judicial Review | Allahabad HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Interim directions only: matter referred to the Mediation Centre with parties to appear on 04.02.2026; petitioner to deposit Rs. 5000/- as mediation expenses (to be used for Mediation Centre expenses); mediation to be completed preferably within 8 weeks with report to the Court; petition to be listed in the week commencing 06.04.2026 or immediately upon receipt of the mediation report, whichever is earlier. No final adjudication of the petition.

Ratio / Principle

The matter is referred to the Mediation Centre, where the parties shall appear on 04.02.2026.

Key takeaways

The petitioner shall deposit Rs. 5000/- in the Mediation Centre as mediation expenses, and the said amount shall be utilised for the expenses of the Mediation Centre.ratio¶13
The mediation proceedings shall be completed expeditiously, as far as possible within 8 weeks, and the report shall be forwarded to the Court.ratio¶13
The petition shall be listed in the week commencing 06.04.2026 or immediately after receipt of the mediation report, whichever is earlier.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Court No. 17 — MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. 197 of 2026 — Shailesh Kumar Awasthi v. Rameshwar Dayal Awasthi And 2 Others — Order dated January 28, 2026 (Subhash Vidyarthi, J.). Counsel for the petitioner (Shri Prashant Pandey) and for the respondents (Shri Satish Kumar Mishra) jointly stated that the dispute between the parties was likely to be settled through compromise/mediation. The Court accordingly referred the matter to the Mediation Centre, directing the parties to appear there on 04.02.2026; the petitioner to deposit Rs. 5,000/- as mediation expenses, to be utilised for the Mediation Centre's expenses; the mediation proceedings to be completed expeditiously, as far as possible within 8 weeks, with the report forwarded to the Court; and the petition to be listed in the week commencing 06.04.2026 or immediately upon receipt of the mediation report, whichever is earlier. No substantive issue was decided and no precedent was cited.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 197 of 2026

Shailesh Kumar Awasthi

.....Petitioner(s)

Versus

Rameshwar Dayal Awasthi And 2 Others

.....Respondent(s)

Counsel for Petitioner(s)	: Brijesh Kumar Verma, Prashant Pandey
Counsel for Respondent(s)	: Satish Kumar Mishra

Court No. - 17

HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J.

िवपक्षीगण की तरफ से श्री सतीश कुमार िमश्रा ने वकालतनामा प्रस्तुत िकया, िजसे अिभलेख पर िलया जाता है।

यािचकाकतार् के िवद्वान अिधवक्ता श्री प्रशांत पांडेय तथा िवपक्षीगण के िवद्वान अिधवक्ता श्री सतीश कुमार िमश्रा ने सिम्मिलत रूप से कहा िक पक्षों के मध्य िववाद की सुलह समझौते से िनपटारे की सम्भावना है।

तदनुसार, प्रकरण मध्यस्थता केन्द्र को सन्दिभत िकया जाता है, जहाँ पक्षकार िदनांक 04.02.2026 को उपिस्थत होंगे। यािचकाकतार् मध्यस्थता व् य के रूप में रु०5000/मध्यस्थता केन्द्र में जमा करेंगे। उक्त धनरािश मध्यस्थता केंद्र के व् य के िलए प्रयोग की जाएगी। मध्यस्थता की कायर्वाही शीघ्रतापूवर्क, यथासंभव 8 सप्ताह के भीतर पूणर् करके आख्या न्यायालय को प्रेिषत करें।

यह यािचका िदनांक 06.04.2026 से प्रारंभ होने वाले सप्ताह में अथवा मध्यस्थता िरपोटर् प्राप्त होने के तुरंत बाद, जो भी पहले हो, सूचीबद्ध िकया जाए।

(Subhash Vidyarthi,J.)

January 28, 2026

Himanshu

Digitally signed by :- HIMANSHU SHUKLA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench