Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:38651-DB Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 3296 of 2025 Petitioner :- M/S Kamtanath Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Tarun Agarwal Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Anjani Kumar Mishra,J. Hon'ble Jayant Banerji,J. 1. Heard counsel for the petitioners and learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. As many as 36 challans issued against the petitioners on account of overloading of vehicles are impugned in the writ petition. 3. It is submitted by counsel for the petitioners that the Uttar Pradesh Criminal Law (Composition of Offences and Abatement of Trials) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023 amends Section 9 of the Act, 1979 in sub- section (2) and for the word and figures "December 31, 2016" have been substituted by "December 31, 2021". It appears that thereafter the aforesaid ordinance has been replaced by the Uttar Pradesh Criminal Law (Composition of Offences & Abatement of Trial) (Amendment) Act, 2023 which was notified and published on 21.8.2023. This amendment is not disputed by the State. As a result of the notification, all traffic challans issued during the period from 31.12.2016 to 31.12.2021, which are pending consideration before the Court would be abated. 4. Learned Standing Counsel does not dispute this legal position in the context of the arguments. 5. We have examined 36 challans which are impugned in the writ petition and we find that the challans at serial nos. 1 to 36 which find mention in the relief clause of the petition, are of 2016 to 31.12.2021. 6. The challans mentioned at serial nos. 1 to 36 in the relief clause of the petition are as follows:- Sl.No . Challan No. Challan Date. Challan Name. Challan Amount 1. UP500220910233956 10.09.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 54000/- 2. UP500220908113302 08.09.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 50250/- 3. UP500220903075257 03.09.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 44000/- 4. UP500220823161056 23.08.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 48000/- 5. UP501220818181113 18.08.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 40000/- 6. UP502220804183304 04.08.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 48000/- 7. UP503220801162110 01.08.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 56000/- 8. UP503220728171656 28.07.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 50000/- 9. UP500220724001801 24.07.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 51000/- 10. UP502220721165518 21.07.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 48000/- 11. UP502220718185300 18.07.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 52000/- 12. UP944220708091410 08.07.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 56000/- 13. UP944220703152716 03.07.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 50000/- 14. UP944220703075045 03.07.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 42000/- 15. UP944220630131027 30.06.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 48000/- 16. UP944220627185938 27.06.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 42000/- 17. UP502220621213741 21.06.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 52000/- 18. UP502220621070035 21.06.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 58000/- 19. UP502220620134334 20.06.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 44000/- 20. UP501220528125019 28.05.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 46000/- 21. UP944220516112856 16.05.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 54000/- 22. UP501220512104211 12.05.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 40000/- 23. UP501220512115253 12.05.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 52000/- 24. UP502220620134046 20.06.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 60000/- 25. UP944220629220258 29.06.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 58000/- 26. UP944220703074454 03.07.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 58000/- 27. UP944220710192120 10.07.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 58000/- 28. UP502220718095257 18.07.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 54000/- 29. UP502220812202325 12.08.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 52000/- 30. UP500220826085214 26.08.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 44000/- 31. UP500220907233129 07.09.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 44000/- 32. UP500220825134859 25.08.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 48000/- 33. UP501220628102925 28.06.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 52000/- 34. UP501220625194853 25.06.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 50000/- 35. UP502220621070157 21.06.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 48000/- 36. UP501220525233012 25.05.2022 Kamtanath Enterprises (P)Ltd. 40000/- 7. The aforesaid challans, being covered by the notification relied upon by the petitioners, are quashed and the writ petition in their regard is allowed. 8. The writ petition is allowed. Order Date :- 18.3.2025 sfa/ Digitally signed by :- SYED FAHEEM AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad