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Allahabad High Court

SULEMAN HUSAINversusBAR COUNCIL OF INDIA

Decided

Holding

The petition is disposed with a direction that the pending appeal be decided expeditiously.

Summary

Petitioner Suleman Husain filed a writ petition seeking the expeditious disposal of his pending Appeal No. 81 of 2025, filed on 28 August 2025, before the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad. The petitioner argued that the appeal had been unduly delayed and requested the Court to direct the respondent to decide it promptly. The Court, after hearing counsel for both parties, noted the circumstances and ordered that the appeal be decided expeditiously in accordance with law. No substantive discussion of legal provisions or precedents was recorded. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of with the direction to the respondent to expedite the pending appeal.

Issues considered

  • Whether the High Court can direct the respondent to decide a pending appeal expeditiously?

Subjects

  • expedited disposal
  • writ petition
  • appeal
  • high court
  • civil procedure

Judgment

                                             HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                             WRIT - C No. - 38375 of 2026

                                    Suleman Husain
                                                                                               .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                       Versus

                                    Bar Council Of India
                                                                                             .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s)                           :   Farha Naz
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s)                           :   Sai Girdhar

                                    Court No. - 36
                                               HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.

                                    1. Heard Sri Wakar Ahmad, Advocate holding brief of Sri Farha Naz,

                                    learned counsel for petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for State-

                                    Respondents.

                                    2. Petitioner has approached this Court to expedite the Appeal No. 81 of

                                    2025 dated 28.08.2025.


                                    3. In aforesaid circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with an

                                    observation that aforesaid appeal be decided by concerned respondent

                                    expeditiously in accordance with law.


                                                                                (Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.)
                                    September 23, 2026
                                    AK




Digitally signed by :-
AWADESH KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad


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