Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:7450 Court No. - 16 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 483 No. - 101 of 2025 Applicant :- Rakesh Kumar Nigam Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Govt. Of U.P. Lko. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Rajendra Singh,Arvind Kumar Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Karunesh Singh Pawar,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.G.A. for the State-respondent. In view of the proposed order being passed, notice to opposite party no.2 is dispensed with. Through this petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following relief:- "It is most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to direct the learned Civil Judge (Junior Division) FTC (CAW) Unnao to expeditiously decide the complaint Case No. 2168 of 2022 (Rakesh Kumar Nigam Versus Ankush Saxena) under section 138 N.I. Act which is Pending since 2016 according to law within time stipulated by this Hon'ble Court, in the interest of justice." Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that complaint case was filed in the year 2016. The accused persons are not cooperating in the trial. The trial is going on at a very slow pace. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays that in the interest of justice, the proceedings may be expedited. On due consideration to the argument advanced as well as perusal of the record, the learned trial court is directed to make an endeavour to expedite the proceedings of aforesaid case and conclude the same preferably within a period of one year from the date of production of certified copy of this order. With the aforesaid observation, the petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 5.2.2025 Saurabh Yadav/- Digitally signed by :- SAURABH YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench