IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CMP No.56 of 2026 Ruksana Bibi ..... Petitioner Represented by Adv. -

Sirish Chandra Tripathy -versus-

1) Safina Bibi ..... Opposite Parties

2) Saba Bibi Represented by Adv. -

3) Sek Islam 4) Sek Sohel 5) Sek Sahit 6) Sk Hanib 7) Sk Sabir

8) Sk Akhtar

9) Suhana Bibi

10) Sala Bibi

11) Afsana Bibi 12) Rehana Bibi

13) Sk Sakil 14) Sk Akil 15) Sk Sajid 16) Sk Sadik

17) Sk Asif

18) Halima Khatoon

19) Bilkis Bano

20) Nilufar Begum

21) Sk Zahid 22) Sk Sahid 23) Sk Avid 24) Sk Zavid

25) Roksana Bibi 26) Reshma Bibi

27) Firoja Bibi

28) Sk Firoz 29) Sk Ifroz

30) Sk Wahid

31) Sabina Bibi 32) Afsana Bibi

33) Brahmananda Meher

34) Sk Abdul Khan

37) Neeraj Gupta

38) Gyan Prakash Sahu 39) Mirza Aminul Baig

40) Sk Abdul Salim 41) Manish Agarwal CORAM:

MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA

ORDER

22.01.2026 Order No.

01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode).

2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner. Perused the CMP application as well as the prayer made therein.

3. By filing the present CMP application under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the Petitioner seeks for a direction to the learned trial Court to expedite the trial in C.S. No.695 of 2018 pending in the file of learned Civil Judge (L.R.), Bhubaneswar.

4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner at the outset contended that although the suit was filed in the year, 2008 however, no steps have been taken to ensure that the trial is concluded in a time bound manner. Being aggrieved by the delay in conclusion of suit and the prolonged trial, the Petitioner has approached this Court by filing the present application.

5. Upon a careful consideration on the submissions made by the learned counsel for the Petitioner, this court is of the view that the Courts in the State are overburdened with pendency of cases.

Particularly, the Courts in Bhubaneswar.

6. In view of the aforesaid position, this Court is not inclined to give any specific direction to the learned trial Court. However, liberty is granted to the Petitioner to move the learned trial Court with an application to expedite the hearing of the suit. In such eventuality, the learned trial Court shall pass necessary orders, keeping in view the pendency.

7. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the CMP application stands disposed of.

Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application.

( A.K. Mohapatra )

Judge Sisir Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Signed by: SISIR KUMAR SETHI

Designation: Personal Assistant

Reason: Authentication

Location: ORISSA HIGH COURT

Date: 28-Jan-2026 13:56:28