Ram Niwas v. Rohtash and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court, CM(M) 698/2026, Rajneesh Kumar Gupta J, order dated 02.04.2026. Petition under Article 227 Constitution read with Section 151 CPC seeking direction to Trial Court to prioritise disposal on merit of defendant no. 1's Order VII Rule 11 CPC application filed October 2024 in CS No. 1106/2018 (parties: Ram Niwas v. Rohtash and Anr; MCD represented by Standing Counsel Sanjay Vashistha). Held: trial court managing its own board in view of pendency and age of cases; no direction for expeditious or time-bound disposal issued; petition disposed of. Keywords: Article 227, Section 151 CPC, Order VII Rule 11 CPC, expeditious disposal, time-bound direction refused, trial court board management.
What did the court decide?
Since the learned Trial Court is proceeding with the matters in accordance with its own board after keeping in view the pendency and age of cases before it, it would not be appropriate to issue any direction to the trial Court for expeditious disposal or to decide the matter in a time-bound manner.