HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 18927 of 2025 Court No. - 43 HON'BLE SIDDHARTHA VARMA, J. HON'BLE ABDUL SHAHID, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.G.A. for the State- respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed for quashing of the order dated 7.8.2025 U/s 3(1) the U.P. Constrol of Goondas Act, 1970, passed by the respondent no. 2. 3. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the writ petition and has submitted that the petitioner has an efficacious alternative remedy of filing an Appeal before the competent Authority which shall be decided expeditiously as early as possible. 4. We do find substance in the submission made by the learned AGA. 5. Under such circumstances, we provide that if the petitioner files an appeal along with an application for interim relief within a period of two weeks from today, the same shall be decided, thereafter, in accordance with law, without going into the question of limitation. 6. For a period of two weeks or till the decision of the application for interim relief is decided, whichever is earlier, the order dated 7.8.2025 shall remain stayed. 7. The writ petition is accordingly, disposed of. September 25, 2025 PK Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dhirendra Singh, Manoj Kumar Chandel Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. (Abdul Shahid,J.) (Siddhartha Varma,J.) Rajesh Rai .....Petitioner(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- PRAVEEN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad