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2025 DAILYLAW 81402 (ALL)

RAM MOHAN SINGH CHAUHAN v. STATE CONSUMER DISPUTE REDRESSAL COMMISSION UTTAR PRADESH LUCKNOW AND ANOTHER

WRIC/25509/2025 · 2025-08-21

Prakash Padia

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:145425 Court No. - 33 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 25509 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ram Mohan Singh Chauhan Respondent :- State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission Uttar Pradesh Lucknow And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Nikhil Pratap Singh,Sharad Chand Rai Counsel for Respondent :- Brahmanand Singh,Satish Chaturvedi Hon'ble Prakash Padia,J. 1. The petitioner has preferred the present petition inter alia with the following prayer:- "I. Issue a writ, order or direction to the respondents no. 1 to decide the appeal filed by the petitioner vide appeal no. 1578 of 2014 (Ram Mohan Singh Chauhan Vs. State Bank of India) pending in the court of State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, within stipulated period as determine by this Hon'ble Court." 2. Sri Rahul Agrawal, Additional Advocate General State of U.P. alonwith Sri Vijay Shankar Prasad, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of State-respondents placed before this Court judgment and order passed by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the Case of Ganesh Kumar Rajeshwarrao Selukar and others Vs. Mahendra Bhaskar Limaye & Ors. reported in 2025 SCC OnLine SC 1193 as well as judgment and order passed by this Court in Writ C No. 44330/2023 (Ram Mohan Singh Chauhan Vs. SBI) decided on 02.01.2024. 3. Heard counsel for the parties and perused the record. 4. From the perusal of record it transpires that for the same relief the petitioner has earlier approached this Court by filing Writ C No. 44330 of 2023, which was finally disposed of vide order dated 02.01.2024 with the following observations:- "1. Heard Sri Sharad Chand Rai, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri B.N. Singh, learned counsel for the respondent Bank. 2. Solitary grievance of the petitioner is, long pendency of Appeal No. 1578 of 2014 (Ram Mohan Singh Chauhan Vs. State Bank of India) pending before the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Uttar Pradesh for almost ten years. 3. Perusal of the extract of the order sheet (annexed to the petition) does indicate continuance of such pendency for reasons that may not be attributable to the petitioner. 4. While no positive direction may be issued to the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to conclude the proceedings in a time bound manner, the Court is self assured, subject to the petitioner filing a copy of this order before the Chairman, State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and pressing for urgent conclusion of the proceedings, the grievance being voiced by the petitioner may be examined at the appropriate level so that the proceedings may be concluded as expeditiously as possible as long pendency of such proceeding is neither desirable nor contemplated under the governing law. 5. Present writ petition stands disposed of. " 5. After going through the record, the Court is of the opinion that no relief could be granted to the petitioner. Insofar as the judgment and order passed by this Court on 02.01.2024 as quoted above, is concerned, it is expected from the authorities to conclude the proceedings as per judgment and order dated 02.01.2024. 6. With the aforesaid observations, the present writ petition is disposed of finally. Order Date :- 22.8.2025 Arti Digitally signed by :- ARTI SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- ARTI SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- ARTI SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad