Allahabad High Court
SRIRAM @ SANDEEP AND 4 OTHERSversusOM PRAKASH AND ANOTHER
- Decided
- Bench
- VIKAS BUDHWAR
Holding
The writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Civil Judge (J.D.) to decide the pending suit expeditiously.
Summary
The petitioners, Sriram @ Sandeep and others, filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Civil Judge (J.D.) of Court No. 10, Deoria, to decide Suit No. 539 of 2022 (Om Prakash and another v. Sriram @ Sandeep and others) within a time‑bound period. The sole relief claimed was an order for expeditious disposal of the pending suit. The Court observed that the suit was already pending and that keeping the writ petition alive would serve no useful purpose. Consequently, the Court disposed of the writ petition and directed the lower court to decide the suit expeditiously as per the roster. No substantive merits of the underlying suit were examined; the decision was limited to procedural direction under the supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court.
Issues considered
- The High Court's power under Article 227 to direct a subordinate civil court to decide a pending suit within a fixed time‑frame.
Subjects
- Article 227
- writ petition
- civil suit
- expeditious disposal
- supervisory jurisdiction
- High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 5823 of 2026
Sriram @ Sandeep And 4 Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Om Prakash And Another
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Santosh Kumar Mishra
Counsel for Respondent(s) :
Court No. - 5
HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J.
1. Heard.
2. In view of the order, which is being proposed to be passed today, notices
are not being issued to the respondents.
3. The solitary relief claimed in the present writ petition is for a direction to
the Civil Judge (J.D.), Court No. 10, Deoria to decide Suit No. 539 of 2022
(Om Prakash and another Vs. Sriram @ Sandeep and others) within time
bound period, which may be fixed by this Hon'ble Court, in accordance with
law.
4. Learned counsel prayed that the said suit may be decided, expeditiously.
5. Since the above-mentioned case is pending, no useful purpose would be
served in keeping this petition pending.
6. In view of the above, this writ petition stands disposed of with a direction
to the Civil Judge (J.D.), Court No. 10, Deoria to decide Suit No. 539 of
2022 (Om Prakash and another Vs. Sriram @ Sandeep and others),
expeditiously, as per roster.
May 6, 2026
N.S.Rathour
(Vikas Budhwar,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
NIPENDRA SINGH RATHOUR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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