Court No. - 7
Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 3289 of 2021 Petitioner :- Smt. Prabhawati Respondent :- Vijay Kumar And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Vidya Prakash Singh
Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the record.
By means of this writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution, the petitioner has prayed for following relief:-
"(i) issue order or direction, in the nature of mandamus directing the court below to expedite and decide the Suit No.291 of 2013 (Smt. Prabhawati vs. Vijay Kumar and another) pending in the court of Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division)-II, Jaunpur within time bound framed."
Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the court concerned to conclude the hearing of the aforesaid case bearing Suit No.291 of 2013 (Smt. Prabhawati vs. Vijay Kumar and another) and decide the same, strictly in accordance with law and after recording satisfaction regarding service of summons and giving full opportunity of hearing to all the contesting parties, as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of eighteen months from the date of production of copy of this order.
It is clarified that the procedure prescribed for deciding such suit, shall be religiously complied with and priority shall be fixed in the order in which other pending suits, if any, have been expedited by this Court in the past.
It is further clarified that time frame provided for disposal of the case shall be deemed to be extended in the event concerned district is hit by another surge of pandemic of SARS COV-2/ Covid 19 resulting in the suspension of public movement and/ or judicial work in the district concerned.
It is provided that a copy of the order available on the official website of the High Court will be taken to be authentic one.
Order Date :- 27.7.2021 Shahroz