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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 49584

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Abdul Quddhose, J
Lekha – Appellant
Versus
Sugankumar – Respondent
CRP No. 3176 of 2026

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: A.S.Sujith
For the Respondents: Notice dispensed with

The High Court, in exercise of its supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, can issue directions to subordinate courts to expedite the disposal of a pending case within a stipulated time frame.

Headnote:This petition relates to a request for an expeditious disposal of a domestic violence complaint filed under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The court examined the progress of the proceedings in the lower trial court which were at the trial stage. Finding merit in the request for early conclusion, the court issued a time-bound mandate to ensure the timely delivery of justice. The central issue pertains to the exercise of judicial discretion under Art. 227 of the Constitution of India for directing a subordinate court to expedite pending litigation. The ratio decidendi rests on the court's inherent power to supervise and ensure that trial courts adhere to administrative timelines in disposing of long-pending matters, particularly in cases involving domestic grievances. The Civil Revision Petition is disposed of with a direction to the trial court to dispose of the matter within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.

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1. high court's authority to direct expediting trial proceedings under art. 227. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5)

PRAYER

Civil Revision Petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India to direct the Judicial Magistrate Court, Dharapuram to dispose of D.V.C. No.7 of 2023 as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a time-bound frame

ORDER

This Civil Revision Petition has been filed, seeking a limited relief.

2. The petitioner seeks for early disposal of the Domestic Violence complaint in D.V.C. No.7 of 2023 pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court, Dharapuram. The petitioner is the wife. As seen from the Civil Revision Petition, the present status of the D.V.C. complaint is at the trial stage.

3. Since no adverse orders are passed against the respondents, notice to the respondents is dispensed with by this Court.

4. After giving due consideration to the present status of the complaint and the year of the complaint, this Court directs the trial court, namely the Judicial Magistrate Court, Dharapuram to dispose of D.V.C. No.7 of 2023 within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

5. With the aforesaid direction, this Civil Revision Petition is disposed of.

No Costs.

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 49584

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASAbdul Quddhose, JLekha – AppellantVersusSugankumar – RespondentCRP No. 3176 of 2026

The High Court, in exercise of its supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, can issue directions to subordinate courts to expedite the disposal of a pending case within a stipulated time frame.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Abdul Quddhose, J
Lekha – Appellant
Versus
Sugankumar – Respondent
CRP No. 3176 of 2026