Madhya Pradesh High Court

WP/18120/2023 of SANTOSH KUMAR Vs BABU LAL GUPTA on 3 September 2025

COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI

IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH

AT JABALPUR

BEFORE

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VIVEK AGARWAL

ON THE 3rd OF AUGUST, 2023

WRIT PETITION No. 18120 of 2023

BETWEEN:-

SANTOSH KUMAR S/O SHRI MITHILA PRASAD SONI, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCCUPATION: PRIVATE WORK

VILLAGE

NAGMA

POST

SITLAHA

TEHSIL

JAWA

DISTRICT REWA (MADHYA PRADESH)

.....PETITIONER

(BY SHRI ANOOP KUMAR SHUKLA - ADVOCATE)

AND

1.

BABU LAL GUPTA S/O SHRI MUNNA LAL GUPTA, AGED ABOUT

75 YEARS, VILLAGE BARAULI

THKURAN POST OFFICE AND POLICE STATION

JAWA TEHSIL JAWA DISTRICT REWA (MADHYA

PRADESH)

2.

KASTURILAL GUPTA S/O SHRI MUNNA LAL

GUPTA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/O VILLAGE

BARAULI THAKURAN POST OFFICE AND POLICE

STATION

JAWA

TEHSIL

JAWA

DISTRICT

(MADHYA PRADESH)

3.

PRAMOD KUMAR GUPTA S/O SHRI AMRIT LAL

GUPTA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O VILLAGE

BARAULI THAKURAN POST OFFICE AND POLICE

STATION

JAWA

TEHSIL

JAWA

DISTRICT

(MADHYA PRADESH)

4.

JAWAHAR LAL GUPTA S/O LATE SHRI MOTILAL

GUPTA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/O VILLAGE

BARAULI THAKURAN POST OFFICE AND POLICE

STATION

JAWA

TEHSIL

JAWA

DISTRICT

(MADHYA PRADESH)

5.

MOHANLAL GUPTA S/O LATE SHRI MOTILAL

GUPTA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O VILLAGE

BARAULI THAKURAN POST OFFICE AND POLICE

STATION

JAWA

TEHSIL

JAWA

DISTRICT

KHAN

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(MADHYA PRADESH)

6.

SUMAN LAL GUPTA S/O LATE SHRI MOTILAL

GUPTA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/O VILLAGE

BARAULI THAKURAN POST OFFICE AND POLICE

STATION

JAWA

TEHSIL

JAWA

DISTRICT

(MADHYA PRADESH)

7.

SHIVDAYAL GUPTA S/O LATE SHRI MOTILAL

GUPTA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/O VILLAGE

BARAULI THAKURAN POST OFFICE AND POLICE

STATION

JAWA

TEHSIL

JAWA

DISTRICT

(MADHYA PRADESH)

8.

MUS. BABY DEVI W/O LATE SHRI DEVCHANDRA

GUPAT, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/O VILLAGE

BARAULI THAKURAN POST OFFICE AND POLICE

STATION

JAWA

TEHSIL

JAWA

DISTRICT

(MADHYA PRADESH)

9.

NANDLAL GUPTA S/O SHRI BABULAL GUPTA,

AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/O VILLAGE BARAULI

THAKURAN POST OFFICE AND POLICE STATION

JAWA

TEHSIL

JAWA

DISTRICT

(MADHYA

PRADESH)

10.

STATE

OF

MADHYA

PRADESH THROUGH

COLLECTOR REWA DISTRICT REWA (MADHYA

PRADESH)

11.

SMT.KALPANA W/O SHRI VINOD KUMAR GUPTA,

AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/O VILLAGE BARAULI

THAKURAN POST OFFICE AND POLICE STATION

JAWA

TEHSIL

JAWA

DISTRICT

(MADHYA

PRADESH)

12.

SMT. ANJU W/O SHRI SHIVLAL GUPTA, AGED

ABOUT

YEARS, R/O

VILLAGE

BARAULI

THAKURAN POST OFFICE AND POLICE STATION

JAWA

TEHSIL

JAWA

DISTRICT

(MADHYA

PRADESH)

.....RESPONDENTS

(NONE PRESENT)

This petition coming on for admission this day, the court passed the following:

ORDER

KHAN

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(VIVEK AGARWAL) JUDGE This writ petition is filed seeking a direction against the Second Civil Judge, Class-II, Teonthar, District Rewa to decide the pending Civil Suit bearing No.RCS No.68-A/2017 an expeditious manner. It is submitted that pleadings are complete, issues are to be framed and evidence is to be led by the rival parties but Trial Court is not taking interest in the matter. Accordingly, his petition can be disposed with a direction to the learned Second Civil Judge, Class-II, Teonthar, District Rewa to conclude the trial within a period of six months from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order being passed today without affording any undue adjournment to any of the parties. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. In above terms, petition is disposed of. Certified copy as per rules. Tabish

KHAN

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