ATUL KUMAR GUPTA v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY. HOME LKO. AND 4 OTHERS
A483/924/2025 · 2025-11-10
Tej Pratap Tiwari
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 483 No. - 924 of 2025 Court No. - 34 HON'BLE TEJ PRATAP TIWARI, J.
1. Heard Sri Shailendra Singh Rajawat, learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A for the State and perused the record. 2. The instant application under Section 483 has been filed to direct the Additional District & Session Judge/F.T.C New, Lakhimpur Kheri to decided the S.T. No. 163 of 2021 arising out of Case Crime No. 161 of 2021 (State Vs. Ritik Gupta and others), expeditiously in the interest of justice. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant has showed the status of the case annexed with this petition which is printed copy of eCourt India Services from page-16 onwards. 4. A bare perusal of page-20 reveals that the matter in question was posted for argument on 10.07.2025 and the same arguments is said to be continued till 18.10.2025. It is also been contended by learned counsel for the applicant that vide order dated 18.06.2024 in Matters Under Article 227 No. 2880 of 2024 (Atul Kumar Gupta Vs. State of U.P. and others), this Court has directed the court concerned to dispose off S.T.No. 163 of 2021 without giving any unnecessary adjournments to any of the parties, if possible within a period of six months, but despite the aforesaid direction of this Court the trial in question has not been decided till date. Moreover, as mentioned above, the matter is under argument since last four months. It is very un satisfactory state of affairs that the matter which is posted for argument Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Shailendra Singh Rajawat, Vinay Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Atul Kumar Gupta .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Lko. And 4 Others .....Opposite Party(s)
continues for four months. 5. Per contra, learned A.G.A has argued that he may be provided sometime to seek instructions in the matter. 6. In the instant matter looking to the facts and circumstances of the case and the prayer made by the applicant by way of the instant application, it would not be desirable if the matter is kept pending for the exchange of affidavits, therefore, in the interest of justice, the Additional District & Session Judge/F.T.C New, Lakhimpur Kheri to decided the S.T. No. 163 of 2021 arising out of Case Crime No. 161 of 2021 (State Vs.
Ritik Gupta and others) is directed to decide the aforesaid case in accordance with law, as expeditiously as preferably within a period of one month from the date of production of the certified copy of this order, without granting any unnecessary or long adjournments to either of the parties, if there is no other legal impediment. 7. With the aforesaid directions, the application stands disposed of finally. November 10, 2025 P.S A483 No. 924 of 2025 2 (Tej Pratap Tiwari,J.) Digitally signed by :- POOJA SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench