Allahabad High Court
DHIRENDRA NATH DUBEYversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 6 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA
Holding
The High Court may direct the lower court to decide a pending matter within six months, fixing short dates in accordance with law.
Summary
The petitioner, Dhirendra Nath Dubey, filed a writ petition seeking an expeditious disposal of a pending civil suit (Case No. T202516670506653). The High Court examined the order sheet and found that the matter warranted a direction for speedy hearing. The Court directed the lower court where the suit is pending to decide the case within six months from the production of the order, fixing short dates preferably on a fortnightly basis. No substantive merits of the underlying suit were addressed; the order solely concerned case management. Consequently, the petition was disposed with the directive for timely disposal of the pending matter.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can issue a direction for the lower court to dispose of a pending suit within a specified time frame.
Subjects
- expeditious disposal
- case management
- writ petition
- direction
- procedural law
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 38414 of 2026
Dhirendra Nath Dubey
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 6 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Prabhash Pandey, Rupesh Kumar
Dwivedi
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Pradeep Singh
Court No. - 4
HON'BLE KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA, J.
1. Prayer for expeditious disposal of Case No. T202516670506653
(Dhirendra Nath Dubey Vs. Rajkumari and others) has been made in this
petition.
2. On perusal of the order sheet, a case for issuance of direction stands
made out.
3. The petition is disposed of directing the court concerned where the
aforesaid matter is pending to decide the same within a period of six
months from the date a copy of this order is produced before it by fixing
short dates, preferably, on fortnight basis, strictly in accordance with law.
(Kshitij Shailendra,J.)
September 23, 2026
AKShukla/-
Digitally signed by :-
ANIL KUMAR SHUKLA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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