Allahabad High Court
AMAR BAHADUR AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 6 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- ARUN KUMAR
Holding
The High Court held that respondent No. 2 must decide the pending case within five months of the order, subject to the absence of any legal impediment.
Summary
The petitioners filed Writ Petition No. 4422 of 2026 before the Allahabad High Court seeking a direction to respondent No. 2 to decide the pending civil suit Rev/383/2016, which has been adjourned since 2016. They alleged that the case was being delayed without justification and invoked Section 333 of the Uttar Pradesh Zila Adalat & Land Revenue Act for expeditious disposal. The standing counsel for the respondents assured that a decision would be taken promptly. After hearing both sides, the Court directed respondent No. 2 to decide the aforesaid case within five months of receipt of a certified copy of the order, provided there is no legal impediment. The writ petition was consequently disposed of with the said direction.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can, under Section 333 of the U.P. Zila Adalat & Land Revenue Act, direct a subordinate authority to decide a pending case within a fixed time‑frame
- Whether the prolonged adjournments since 2016 constitute an unlawful delay warranting judicial intervention
Legislation cited
- U.P. Zila Adalat & Land Revenue Act — s. 333
Subjects
- writ petition
- Section 333
- U.P. Zila Adalat & Land Revenue Act
- expeditious disposal
- delay
- civil procedure
- Allahabad High Court
- case management
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - B No. - 4422 of 2026
Amar Bahadur And Another
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 6 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Akhilesh Kumar Tiwari, Ashish
Tripathi
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 51
HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel for the
respondent nos. 1 & 2.
2. The present petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking a direction to the
respondent no. 2 to consider and decide the Case No. Rev/383/2016 "Amar Bahadur
and another Vs. Suresh Kumar and others" under Section 333 of the U.P. Z.A. & L.R.
Act, pending before it.
3. It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the aforesaid case is
pending since 2016 and the matter is being adjourned for no justifiable reasons. He
prayed that the same may be decided expeditiously.
4. Learned Standing Counsel states that a decision would be taken expeditiously.
5. In view of the aforesaid facts, this writ petition is disposed of with the direction to
the respondent no. 2 to decide the aforementioned case, in accordance with law,
within a period of five months, from the date of presentation of a certified copy of this
order, if there is no legal impediment.
(Arun Kumar,J.)
October 1, 2026
Ranjeet Sahu
Digitally signed by :-
RANJEET SAHU
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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