Allahabad High Court
DEEPAKversusANIL SINGH
- Decided
- Bench
- ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL
Holding
The High Court exercised its supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 to direct the lower court to decide the pending application within three months and disposed the petition without reaching the merits.
Summary
The petitioner, Deepak, filed a petition under Article 227 seeking a writ directing the Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division) Court No.11, Prayagraj to decide his pending application 14C dated 03.11.2025 in case 2505 of 2025. The petition merely requested expeditious disposal of that application without raising any substantive dispute. The High Court observed that no further procedural steps such as counter‑affidavit or notice were necessary at the admission stage. Accordingly, it ordered the lower court to decide the pending application within three months of receiving a certified copy of the order, after hearing all affected parties. The petition was then disposed without any merits being adjudicated.
Issues considered
- Whether a High Court under Article 227 can issue a direction to a lower court to expedite a pending application.
- Whether the petition is maintainable for the purpose of obtaining such supervisory direction.
Subjects
- Article 227
- supervisory jurisdiction
- writ petition
- expeditious disposal
- civil procedure
- direction to lower court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 12039 of 2026
Deepak
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Anil Singh
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ramesh Kumar Yadav
Counsel for Respondent(s) :
Court No. - 9
HON'BLE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL, J.
1. This petition has been filed with the following prayer:-
"i) issue writ order or direction, directing the Court of Additional Civil
Judge (Junior Division) Court No.11, Prayagraj to decide application
14Ga dated 03.11.2025 of the petitioner in Case no. 2505 of 2025 (Anil
Singh vs. Deepak) within stipulated period at an early date as may be
fixed by this Hon'ble Court."
2. It is contended that an application 14C is pending consideration before
the court below. The sole prayer made is for expediting the said
application.
3. As no useful purpose would be served in keeping the matter pending or
calling for counter affidavit or issuing notice to the respondent, at this
admission stage, the court below is hereby directed to proceed with the
application 14C dated 03.11.2025 and decide the same within a period of
three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order, in
accordance with law, after hearing all affected parties.
4. With the aforesaid directions, the petition stands disposed of.
5. It is made clear that this Court has not adjudicated the matter on merits.
(Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.)
September 18, 2026
A. V. Singh
Digitally signed by :-
AJAY VIKRAM SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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