Jyotirindra Chattopadhyay v. Gyanendra Chandra Chattopadhyay and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Short order disposing of an Article 227 petition pressing for expedition of a long-pending suit. Key terms: Article 227 of the Constitution; early/expedited disposal direction; Title Suit No. 144 of 2015; Civil Judge (Senior Division), Katwa, Bardhaman; plaintiff aged 81 years; avoidance of unnecessary adjournments; notice on opposite parties dispensed with as non-prejudicial; CO 3583 of 2023. Relevant to advocates researching Calcutta High Court practice of issuing Article 227 directions for timely completion of suits pending since 2015, particularly where the applicant's advanced age is urged, and to the ancillary points of dispensing with notice and acting on server copies of orders.
What did the court decide?
Direction/request to the Civil Judge (Senior Division), Katwa, Bardhaman to dispose of Title Suit No. 144 of 2015 as expeditiously as possible without unnecessary adjournments; notice on opposite parties dispensed with; urgent photostat certified copy ordered on usual undertakings.