HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.4054 OF 2025

ORAL ORDER

Heard Mr. Kotha Udaykiran Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner.

2. The petitioner herein is plaintiff No.1 in O.S. No.841 of

2016 pending on the file of II Additional District and Sessions Judge - cum - I Additional Family Court, Medchal - Malkajgiri District. She and her sister, respondent No.6 herein have filed the aforesaid suit against the respondent Nos.1 to 5 herein seeking partition and separate possession of suit schedule properties. The suit is of the year 2016. Even then, the trial Court is not disposing of the said suit in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible.

3. Learned counsel, on instructions, would submit that an interlocutory application filed by the plaintiffs to bring the legal representations of deceased No.3 and petition filed by defendant No.5 to set aside ex parte order, are pending. The suit is posted to 24.11.2025 and it is coming up for plaintiffs’ evidence. Therefore, she is seeking a direction to trial Court for disposal of the said suit in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible.

4. Perusal of record would reveal that respondent No.1 -

defendant No.1 was 70 years as on the date of filing of the suit. Now, he is aged 79 years. The year 1999 was observed as “International Year of Older Persons”. In view of the “National Policy for Older Persons” adopted by the Government of India, the erstwhile High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad issued a Circular vide ROC.No.4790/1999/OP Cell-E, dated 02.11.1999 directing all the Judicial Officers in the State to identify and dispose of matters in which persons above “65 years” of age are involved, on priority basis. Subsequently, erstwhile the High Court of Andhra Pradesh issued Circulars vide ROC.No.3465/E-1/2003, dated 05.12.2003, ROC.No.1230/OP Cell-E/2005, dated 20.08.2005 and ROC.No.3465/E-1/2003, dated 14.12.2011 and the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh vide Circular in ROC.No.5226/OP Cell-E/2014, dated 20.12.2014, in which specific instructions are issued to give priority to the cases relating to senior citizens for the expeditious disposal. In the present case, the suit is of the year 2016 and it is filed for partition and separate possession of suit schedule properties.

5. Considering the said facts and the relief sought, this Civil Revision Petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself by waiving with notice to respondent Nos.1 to 5 by invoking power of this Court under Article - 227 of the Constitution of India. Learned II Additional District and Sessions Judge - cum - I Additional Family Court, Medchal - Malkajgiri District, shall dispose of the aforesaid O.S. No.841 of 2016 strictly in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible. In the circumstances of the cases, there shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the revision shall stand closed.

_________________ K. LAKSHMAN, J 14^th November, 2025 Mgr