HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 483 No. - 1001 of 2025 Court No. - 16 HON'BLE BRIJ RAJ SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned AGA for the State. 2. The applicant has approached this Court for getting a direction issued to the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-First, Faizabad now Ayodhya, to decide the Complaint Case no.4989 of 2018 (321 of 2020) (Shivnath vs. Acchan) filed under Section 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act within a time frame. 3. The aforesaid case of the applicant is pending since the year 2018. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that under Section 143(3) of the N.I. Act, it is provided that every trial under this Section shall be conducted as expeditiously as possible and an endeavour shall be made to conclude the trial within six months from the date of filing of the complaint. He has submitted that since long time, the case is pending without substantial progress. 4. In view of the aforesaid facts, the court concerned is directed Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Akash Tiwari, Arpit Dwivedi, Shivam Srivastava, Vikas Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Shivnath @ Shivnath Rampyare Kahar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And And Another .....Opposite Party(s) to adhere to the provisions of Section 143(3) of the N.I. Act and accordingly expedite the proceedings of the aforesaid case in accordance with law, without granting any unnecessary adjournments to the parties. 5. This application stands disposed of. November 25, 2025 Sachin A483 No. 1001 of 2025 2 (Brij Raj Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- SACHIN MEHROTRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench