Sunil and Another v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

Court No. - 45 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 16720 of 2023 Petitioner :- Sunil And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Shiv Shankar Pd Gupta,Girijesh Kumar Gupta Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Birla,J. Hon'ble Vinod Diwakar,J.

¶1Heard Sri Girijesh Kumar Gupta, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Sri Ratan Singh, learned AGAappearing for the respondents and have perused the record.

¶2Present petition has been filed with the following prayers: "(I) A writ order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned attachment order dated 5.7.2023 passed by Ziladhikari Hapur, under Section 14 (1) of UP Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 in Case No. 652 of 2023 CNR No. D202311730000652 (State vs. Sunil Kumar).

(II) A writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent no. 2 to decide the application/representation of petitioner no. 2 dated 4.9.2023 expeditiously as possible within short stipulated period."

¶3At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that he is not pressing the prayer no. 1 of the prayer clause so made in the present petition. His only prayer is that his representation dated 4.9.2023 may be directed to be decided expeditiously.

¶4In such view of the matter, without going into the merits of the case, present petition stands disposed of with a direction to the respondent no. 2-Ziladhkari/District Magistrate, Hapur, District Hapur to consider and decide the application/representation of the petitioner dated 4.9.2023, in accordance with law by reasoned and speaking order, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two months from the date of filing of a certified copy of this order before the respondent no. 2.

¶5With the aforesaid observation/direction, this writ petition is finally disposed of. Order Date :- 9.11.2023 Abhishek High Court of Judicature at Allahabad