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S. M. SUBRAMANIAM
M. A. Mohamed Abdul Kader – Appellant
Versus
Chief Executive Officer, Tamil Nadu Wakf Board, No. 1, Jaffer Sirang Street, Vallal Seethakadhi Nagar, Chennai – 600001 – Respondent
ORDER :
1. The relief sought for in the present civil revision petition is to direct the Wakf Tribunal at Chennai to dispose of the proceedings in O.ANo.97 of 2021 within a stipulated time.
2. The petitioner is the plaintiff in the Original Application and the O.A.97 of 2021 was filed, challenging the election proceedings.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner states that O.A.97 of 2021 is pending for more than 1 year and long delay would cause prejudice to the interest of the parties as the election proceedings are under challenge.
4. Unnecessary adjournments on flimsy grounds would cause prejudice to the parties to the litigation. Rule is to conduct the case on the date it is posted for hearing. Adjournment is an exception. Thus, adjournments are to be granted only on genuine grounds and even in such circumstances, on commencement of trial long adjournments are to be avoided. The reason is to be recorded by the Courts, if it is genuine.
5. Long pendency of litigations causing untold mental agony to the litigants are to be considered by the Courts concerned, while granting adjournments in a routine manner. Any party seeking adjournment on flimsy grounds or attempting to prolong
The Court emphasized the need for genuine urgency or public interest to justify speedy disposal and highlighted the trust on the District Judiciary, the ill-motives of litigants, and the potential di....
Adjournments should be granted only on genuine grounds, and routine directions for speedy disposal of cases cannot be issued by the High Court.
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