Smt. Raj W/O Shri Mahendra Lal (Retired Ips) v. Shakti Singh
Case brief
What is this about?
Rajasthan High Court Jaipur; D.B. Special Appeal (Writ) No. 1089/2025 [SAW-1089/2025]; order dated 06/11/2025; reduction of Single Judge's 18-month timeline (order dated 08.07.2025 in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.672/2021) to three months for SDO to decide suit filed in 2002; cross-examination of two witnesses; no merits interference; delay due to party complacency excuses waiting for cross-examination; appellant Smt. Raj v. Shakti Singh, Mahendra Singh, Jaidayal, legal heirs of Amilal and others; disputed agricultural land at village Haznaka, Tehsil Kotkasim, District Alwar; proforma respondents: State of Rajasthan (Land Holder Tehsildar, Mundawar) and Board of Revenue, Ajmer; counsel: R.K. Mathur Sr. Adv. for appellant; Shiv Charan Gupta for respondents.
What did the court decide?
Special Appeal disposed of without interference in the Single Judge's order on merits; time for the SDO to decide the 2002 suit reduced to three months from production of the certified copy; respondents/original writ petitioners not to take further time and witnesses to positively attend cross-examination within that period; all pending applications stand disposed of.