PRAYAGRAJ, June 18 -- The Allahabad high court has stayed the passing of any final judgment or order in the consolidated trial of the 2016 forcible eviction case, involving 12 previously separate FIRs against ex-MP Mohammad Azam Khan and several other accused persons, after the counsel for applicants raised concern over the trial judge's adamant push to conclude proceedings by the end of June. Acknowledging the "peculiar facts and circumstances," justice Dinesh Pathak ruled that while the trial may proceed, no final order shall be passed until the next hearing on July 3, 2025. Justice Pathak passed the order on an application filed by co-accused Mohammad Islam alias Islam Thekedar and another. While directing to put up this case as fresh on July 3, the court has clarified that the trial in this case will go on, and no final order would be passed till July 3, 2025. In the present case, which originated from 12 FIRs registered between 2019 and 2020 at police station Kotwali, Rampur district, pertains to an alleged incident on October 15, 2016, involving the demolition of unauthorised structures on the Waqf property known as Yateem Khana, Waqf no- 157. These FIRs, initially tried as separate cases, were consolidated into a single trial (Special Case No. 45 of 2020) by the special judge (MP/MLA) in Rampur on August 8, 2024. The accused, including prominent figures, face charges of dacoity, house trespass, and criminal conspiracy under the Indian Penal Code (IPC).The present high court's decision dated June 11 came after the applicants' counsel highlighted the trial court's determination to conclude the trial in June, raising apprehensions about procedural fairness....