A227/11776/2026 of VISHWABANDHU GUPTA Vs AJAY KUMAR SINGH on 7 September 2026

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 11776 of 2026 Court No. - 35 HON'BLE DR. YOGENDRA KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, J. Heard Ms Shatakshi Shukla, holding brief of Sri Pankaj Dubey, learned counsel for the petitioner. Present petition has been filed, seeking a direction to the Additional District Judge (Small Cause Court), Gorakhpur to expedite the hearing of SCC Suit No.4 of 2023 (Vishwabandhu Gupta vs. Ajay Kumar Singh), within a stipulated time period. Petitioner has asserted himself to be the landlord, plaintiff in the pending suit. Counsel for the petitioner has referred to the 'order-sheet' of the case a copy whereof has been appended to the petition, to point out that the proceedings were instituted on 10.4.2023 and, thereafter though several dates have been fixed, but the matter is being adjourned for some reason or the other. The delay in disposal of the case is causing undue hardship to the petitioner. Accordingly, a direction is sought to decide the case expeditiously. Having regard to the aforesaid, the petition is disposed of with an observation that the Additional District Judge (Small Cause Court), Gorakhpur, would make an endeavor to decide the aforesaid case, in accordance with law, expeditiously preferably within a period of six months from the date of presentation of a certified copy of this order, without granting any unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties, provided there is no other legal impediment. September 8, 2026 RKK/- Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pankaj Dubey, Rishu Mishra, Smriti Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) :

(Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,J.) Vishwabandhu Gupta .....Petitioner(s) Ajay Kumar Singh .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- RAJ KUMAR KANNAUJIA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad