Allahabad High Court
MAYA VERMAversusGYANENDRA SINGH AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- VIKAS BUDHWAR
Holding
The High Court directed the Civil Judge to decide the pending suit and applications expeditiously, with due notice and hearing, thereby exercising its supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227.
Summary
Maya Verma filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Civil Judge (Junior Division), Kanpur Nagar, to decide Original Suit No. 20 of 2016 and several pending applications, including a compromise application dated 24‑09‑2019. The High Court observed that the underlying suit and applications remain pending and that keeping the writ petition alive would serve no useful purpose. Consequently, the Court disposed of the writ petition, but issued a direction that the Civil Judge must decide the suit and pending applications expeditiously, after serving notice on all respondents and affording them a hearing and opportunity to lead evidence, provided no other legal impediment exists. The order effectively exercises the Court’s supervisory jurisdiction to ensure the lower court proceeds with the pending matters. The petition was therefore dismissed with the specified direction.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court, exercising its supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227, can direct the lower civil court to decide a pending suit and associated applications?
Subjects
- Article 227
- supervisory jurisdiction
- writ petition
- civil suit
- direction to lower court
- notice
- hearing
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 5878 of 2026
Maya Verma
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Gyanendra Singh And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Abhishek Kapariya, Praneet Kumar
Srivastava, Utkarsh Singh
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 for a direction to the
learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Kanpur Nagar to decide Original Suit
No. 20 of 2016 and to decide pending applications including compromise
application dated 24.09.2019 and applications 16-К, 17-K, 23-K and 26-
G(2).
4. Since the above-mentioned case is pending, no useful purpose would be
served in keeping this petition pending.
5. In view of the above, this writ petition stands disposed of with a direction
to the learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Kanpur Nagar to decide
Original Suit No. 20 of 2016 and to decide pending applications including
compromise application dated 24.09.2019 and applications 16-К, 17-K, 23-
K and 26-G(2), in accordance with law, expeditiously, after ensuring service
of notice upon all the respondents and providing opportunity of hearing to all
the concerned parties as well as giving a reasonable opportunity of leading
evidence in respect of their case, provided there is no other legal
impediment.
May 6, 2026
Rajesh
(Vikas Budhwar,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
RAJESH KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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