20.8.2026 19 sb CRR 3328 of 2026 Sri Sukanta Mondal Vs. Smt. Rumpa Mondal Mr. Indranuj Dutta Ms. Benazir Sk. …for the Petitioner In this application, the petitioner herein has prayed for a direction upon the court below for expeditious disposal of Misc. case no. 228 of 2023, presently pending before the learned Judicial Magistrate, 5th Court, Hooghly. Being aggrieved by the inordinate delay caused in disposal of the said proceeding, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that she initiated a proceeding under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and recording of evidence on behalf of the petitioner has already been completed and the date is fixed for recording evidence on behalf of the opposite party. Since the matter is pending for more than three years, he prayed for a direction upon the court below for early disposal of the said maintenance proceeding. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner, it appears that the prayer made by the petitioner is innocuous and if it is allowed in terms of the prayer made therein, the opposite party will have no cause to prejudice and as such, the service of copy of application upon the opposite party is hereby dispensed with. 2 Having considered the submissions made on behalf of the petitioner and that the maintenance application is pending for more than three years for disposal, I find that the prayer made by the petitioner is justified and is required to be allowed to secure the ends of justice. In view of above, the instant application being CRR 3328 of 2026 is hereby disposed of with a direction upon the court below to make every endeavour for expeditious disposal of the said proceeding and to make his best effort to conclude the entire proceeding preferably within a period of three months from the next date of hearing. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, J.)