Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:47301 Court No. - 13 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 4860 of 2025 Petitioner :- Sanjeev Kumar Patel And 3 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Sub Divisional Magistrate Tehsil Lalganj Distt. Pratapgarh And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Abhishek Mishra,Shubhi Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J. 1. Heard Sri Jainit Kumar Pandey, the learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Satyendra Srivastava, the learned Additional Government Advocate appearing on behalf of the State and perused the records. 2. Keeping in view the relief sought in the petition and the order proposed to be passed there is no need to issue notice to the opposite party no.2 as such issuance of notice to the opposite party no.2 is dispensed herewith. 3. By means of the instant petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India the petitioners have sought a direction to the opposite party no.1/Sub Divisional Magistrate, Tehsil Lalganj, District Pratapgarh for expeditious disposal of the application filed under Section 164 of BNSS bearing Case No.3671 of 2016. The aforesaid application was filed by the applicants on 12.12.2010 and it is still pending. 4. The expeditious disposal of case is necessary to secure the ends of justice. An application under Section 164 BNSS ought to be decided expeditiously without granting unnecessary adjournments to any of the parties, but perusal of the order sheet of the trial court reveals that the proceedings are being adjourned repetitively without assigning any reasons at all. 5. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, the application is allowed and a direction is issued to the opposite party no.1/Sub Divisional Magistrate, Tehsil Lalganj, District Pratapgarh to proceed with case expeditiously without granting any unnecessary adjournment to any of the parties and to make every endeavour to decide the application filed under Section 164 of BNSS bearing Case No.3671 of 2016 at the earliest. . [Subhash Vidyarthi, J.] Order Date :- 13.8.2025 Ram. Digitally signed by :- RAM SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench