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2014 SCC OnLine All 15838 : (2015) 127 RD 470 : (2015) 109
ALR 513 : ILR (2015) 1 All 127

In the High Court of Allahabad

(BEFORE DR. DHANANJAYA YESHWANT CHANDRACHUD, C.J. AND PRADEEP
KUMAR SINGH BAGHEL, J.)

Ali Shad Usmani and Others … Petitioners;

Versus
Ali Isteba and Others … Respondents.
Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 68168 of 2006
Decided on December 11, 2014
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by
DR. DHANANJAYA Y ESHWANT CHANDRACHUD, C.J. and PRADEEP KUMAR
SINGH BAGHEL, J.:— The only relief which is sought in this proceeding
is in the following terms:
“(i) a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing
the respondent No. 6 to expedite the hearing of the Suit No. 271
of 2005, Ali Shad v. Ali Isteba.

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(ii) a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus

commanding the respondent No. 6 to decide the suit within the
stipulated period granted by this Hon'ble Court.”
2. We are not inclined to issue a direction for the expeditious hearing
of a Civil Suit which is pending before the Civil Judge (Junior Division),
District-Azamgarh. It would be most inappropriate to Court to entertain
a writ petition under Article 226 and/or under Article 227 of the
Constitution simply for the ‘purpose of expediting the hear ing of a suit.
3. Such orders, if granted, place a class of litigants, who move the
Court in a separate and preferential category whereas other cases which
may be of similar or greater antiquity and urgency are left to be
decided in the normal channel.’ Hence, any such direction may be
issued with the greatest care and circumspection by the High Court
otherwise the Civil Courts will be overburdened only with requests for
expeditious disposal of suits, which have been expedited by the High
Court., Most of the litigants cannot afford the expense of moving the
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High Court and would not, therefore, be in a position to have the

benefit of such an order.
4. Ultimately, it must be left to the judicious exercise of discretion of
the concerned Court to determine whether a ground for urgency has
been made out. We emphasize that there may be other cases such as
involving senior citizens, those who are differently abled or people
suffering from a particular disability socio-economic or otherwise which
may prime cause of urgent disposal. It is for the learned Trial Judge in
each case to apply his or her mind and decide whether the hearing of
the suit to be expedited.
5. For these reasons, we are not inclined to entertain the petition.
The petition, is, accordingly, dismissed. There shall be no order as to
cost.
6. Petition Dismissed.
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