Punjab-Haryana High Court
Ramniwas vs Sahab Singh And Others on 14 March, 2024
Author: Alka Sarin
Bench: Alka Sarin
2024:PHHC:037257
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
129 CR No.1602 of 2024
Date of Decision : 14.03.2024
Ramniwas ....Petitioner
VERSUS
Sahab Singh and Others ....Respondents
CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ALKA SARIN
Present : Mr. Rahul Sharma-I, Advocate for the petitioner.
ALKA SARIN, J. (Oral)
1. The present petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a direction to the Civil Judge (Junior Division), Pataudi, District Gurugram for expeditious and time- bound disposal of the Civil Suit bearing No.CS/544/2018 titled "Sahab Singh vs. Ram Niwas etc.".
2. As per the Dashboard of District Courts Gurugram available on the website of National Judicial Data Grid, 22,155 civil suits are pending including 603 - 10 to 20 years' old and 3510 - 5 to 10 years' old civil suits. Further, the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case titled as High Court Bar Association, Allahabad Vs. State of U.P. & Ors. [2024 (2) RCR (Civil) 199] has held in para No.37(c) as under :
"37(c) Constitutional Courts, in the ordinary course, should refrain from fixing a time-bound schedule for the disposal of cases pending before any other Courts.
JITENDER KUMAR 2024.03.15 09:06 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment Chandigarh CR No.1602 of 2024 -2- 2024:PHHC:037257 Constitutional Courts may issue directions for the time- bound disposal of cases only in exceptional circumstances. The issue of prioritizing the disposal of cases should be best left to the decision of the concerned Courts where the cases are pending"
3. No exceptional ground has been made out in the present case for issuance of directions to dispose off the matter in a time bound manner. The present revision petition is, accordingly, dismissed. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed off.
( ALKA SARIN ) 14.03.2024 JUDGE jk NOTE: Whether speaking/non-speaking: Speaking Whether reportable: YES/NO JITENDER KUMAR 2024.03.15 09:06 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment Chandigarh