Smt Rita Sinha v. Pradeep Kumar Sinha
Article 227, Constitution of India – Expeditious disposal
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, C.Misc. No.210 of 2024, decided 25-06-2024 by Arun Kumar Jha, J. Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India by plaintiff Smt Rita Sinha seeking direction to Sub Judge-X, Patna for expeditious disposal of injunction application dated 13.10.2017 and supplementary injunction petition dated 29.10.2018 in Title Partition Suit No. 269 of 2017 against defendants Pradeep Kumar Sinha, Sanjay Sinha and Praveen Sinha, alleged ongoing alienation of Schedule-2 series property, seven-year pendency, time-bound direction (one month for injunction application; one year for the suit), elderly/lady litigant consideration, disposed of at admission stage without issuing notice. No precedent cited; no costs or amounts awarded.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the learned Sub Judge-X, Patna to dispose of the pending injunction application within one month, and to endeavour to dispose of the original suit (Title Suit No. 269 of 2017) within one year, from receipt/production of a copy of the order.