Shaktipada Das Adhikari Alias Pintu v. Dinabandhu Bera
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: expeditious disposal of pending suit; civil revisional application (C.O.); directive/request to subordinate court; time-bound disposal within one year; control of adjournments; notice to opposite party dispensed with; delayed suit pending since 2014; Contai, Purba Medinipur; Civil Judge (Junior Division) 1st Court; Title Suit No. 40 of 2014; High Court at Calcutta, Appellate Side; Bibhas Ranjan De, J.; order dated 12.08.2024. Relevant to queries on speedy disposal of protracted suits and trial-court timelines set by the High Court.
What did the court decide?
Time-bound disposal directive: trial court requested to decide Title Suit No. 40 of 2014 within one year from communication of the order, hearing both parties without unnecessary adjournments; notice to opposite party dispensed with; petitioner permitted to seek preponement of hearing dates (after notice to opposite party) and to communicate the order to the trial court.