Allahabad High Court
VIRENDRA KUMAR AND 4 OTHERSversusSUGGA LAL AND 15 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- VIKAS BUDHWAR
Holding
The High Court directed the District Judge to decide the civil appeal expeditiously without unnecessary adjournments.
Summary
The petitioners filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the District Judge, Kaushambi, to decide Civil Appeal No. 45 of 2025 (Sugga Lal & others v. Badri Prasad & others) expeditiously. The High Court noted that the civil appeal was pending and that keeping the writ petition alive would serve no useful purpose. Consequently, the Court disposed of the writ petition, directing the District Judge to decide the appeal within a stipulated period without unnecessary adjournments, subject to any legal impediment. No substantive merits of the underlying civil appeal were examined. The order was pronounced on 5 May 2026 by Justice Vikas Budhwar.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can issue a direction to a District Judge to decide a pending civil appeal expeditiously under its supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227
Subjects
- Article 227
- writ petition
- civil appeal
- expeditious disposal
- district judge
- adjournment
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 6219 of 2026
Virendra Kumar And 4 Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Sugga Lal And 15 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Amar Singh Yadav, Sudhakar Yadav
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 District Judge, Kaushambi to decide the Civil Appeal No. 45 of 2025,
(Sugga Lal and others Versus Badri Prasad and others), expeditiously within
an stipulated period as fixed by this Hon'ble Court.
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 District Judge, Kaushambi to decide the Civil Appeal No. 45 of 2025,
(Sugga Lal and others Versus Badri Prasad and others) expeditiously,
without granting any unnecessary adjournments, subject to legal
impediment.
May 5, 2026
N.S.Rathour
(Vikas Budhwar,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
NIPENDRA SINGH RATHOUR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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