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Bhuwneshwar Prasad Devrani v. Sangeeta Bijalwan

Uttarakhand HC7 May 2026WPMS/1274/2026

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What is this about?

Expedition of civil suit; senior citizen defendant aged about 85; Original Suit No. 282 of 2018 (Smt. Sangeeta Bijalwan vs. Bhuwnehwar Prasad Devrani); Ist Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Dehradun; pending since 2018; issues framed 2022; writ petition disposed of with direction; day-to-day hearing basis; three months from production of certified copy; Uttarakhand High Court; WPMS 1274 of 2026; Rakesh Thapliyal, J.; 07.05.2026.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the learned Ist Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Dehradun to expedite the proceedings of Original Suit No. 282 of 2018 ('Smt. Sangeeta Bijalwan vs. Bhuwnehwar Prasad Devrani') on a day-to-day hearing basis within three months from the date of production of certified copy of the order. ¶5

Bhuwneshwar Prasad Devrani Vs Sangeeta Bijalwan — Uttarakhand HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the High Court should dispose of the writ petition seeking expedition of Original Suit No. 282 of 2018, given that the petitioner is a senior citizen aged about 85 years and the suit has been pending since 2018.

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Court's answer

The Court observed that the relief sought (expedition of the suit) appears to be innocuous.

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Ratio / Principle

Taking into consideration the petitioner's age (defendant in the suit) and the fact that issues were framed in 2022, the writ petition is disposed of finally with a direction to the learned Ist Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Dehradun to expedite the proceedings of Original Suit No. 282 of 2018 ('Smt. Sangeeta Bijalwan vs. Bhuwnehwar Prasad Devrani') on a day-to-day hearing basis within three months from the date of production of a certified copy of the order.

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Uttarakhand High Court (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.), 07.05.2026, WPMS No. 1274 of 2026: The petitioner, a senior citizen aged about 85 years, was the defendant in Original Suit No. 282 of 2018 ('Smt. Sangeeta Bijalwan vs. Bhuwnehwar Prasad Devrani'), filed by the respondent–plaintiff before the Ist Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Dehradun, pending since 2018 with pleadings exchanged and issues framed in 2022. The petitioner sought expedition of the suit. Finding the relief innocuous and considering the petitioner's age and the stage of proceedings, the Court disposed of the writ petition with a direction to the trial court to expedite the proceedings on a day-to-day hearing basis within three months from the date of production of a certified copy of the order. No statute or precedent was cited; no costs or quantum involved.

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2026:UHC:3506

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SL. No.	Dat e 07.05. 2026	Office Not es, r epor t s, or der s or pr oceedin gs or dir ect ion s an d Regist r ar ’s or der w it h Sign at u r es	COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPMS No.1274 of 2026 Hon’ble Rak esh Th apliyal, J.
			Mr. Rishab Ranghar, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. The petitioner herein is the defendant in Original Suit No.282 of 2018, “Smt. Sangeeta Bijalwan vs. Bhuwnehwar Prasad Devrani”, filed by respondent – plaintiff in the court of Ist Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Dehradun.
			3. By the instant writ petition, the petitioner is praying for expediting the said suit on the ground that the petitioner is a senior citizen, aged about 85 years and the suit is pending since, 2018. He also submits that the pleadings are exchanged and the issues have already been framed in the year, 2022.
			4. The relief as sought appears to be innocuous.
			5. In such view of the matter and taking into consideration the age of the petitioner who is the defendant in the suit and the fact that the issues have already been framed in the year, 2022, the instant writ petition is disposed of finally with the direction to the
			learned Ist Additional Civil Judge (Senior
			Division), Dehradun to expedite the proceeding of Original Suit No.282 of 2018,

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2026:UHC:3506

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“Smt.	Sangeeta	Bijalwan vs.	Bhuwnehwar
Prasad	Devrani”,	on day today	hearing basis
within	three m	onths from	the date of
produc	tion of cer	tified copy of t	his order.
Pant/		( Rak esh Th	apliy al, J.) 07.05.2026

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