Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:24978 Court No. - 12 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 483 No. - 340 of 2025 Applicant :- Rohit Bhasin Opposite Party :- Addl. Court N.I. Act Court O. 2 Lko. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Ashutosh Nandan,Neeraj Srivastava Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J. 1. Heard Sri Ashutosh Nandan, learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. In view of the proposed order notice to opposite party no. 2 is dispensed with. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant by means of present application has prayed for expeditious disposal of Complaint Case No. 19017 of 2020 - Rohit Bhasin Vs. Mohd. Faizal, under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, Police Station - Hazratganj, District - Lucknow, pending before the Additional Court, N.I. Act, Court No. 12, Lucknow. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant had let out his house situated at Village - Uttardhauna, Pargana, Tehsil and District - Lucknow to opposite party no. 2, on monthly rent of Rs.1,85,000/- per month. Some amount of rent was paid by opposite party no. 2 and balance amount of rent was Rs.18,50,000/-. The opposite party no. 2 paid Rs.6,50,000/- through Cheque No. 008476 dated 12.01.2019. The applicant presented the said cheque for encashment and same was dishonoured due to "payment stopped by the drawer", hence after giving legal notice, present complaint was filed on 09.06.2020. 5. It is next submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that since 2020, the aforesaid case is pending consideration before the Additional Court, N.I. Act, Court No. 12, Lucknow. It is prayed that in the interest of justice, learned trial Court may be directed to conclude the proceedings of Complaint Case No. 19017 of 2020, expeditiously. 6. Learned Standing Counsel has no objection to the prayer made by the applicant. 7. In view of above, learned trial Court is directed to make every endeavour to conclude and decide the proceedings of Complaint Case No. 19017 of 2020 - Rohit Bhasin Vs. Mohd. Faizal, under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, Police Station - Hazratganj, District - Lucknow, expeditiously, say within six months from the date of production of certified copy of this order, in accordance with law. 8. With the above directions, the application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 28.4.2025 A. Verma (Alok Mathur, J.) Digitally signed by :- ANURAG VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench