Rajat Kulshresth v. State U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and Others

Court No. - 9 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 3658 of 2023 Petitioner :- Rajat Kulshresth Respondent :- State U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Arshad Siddiqui,Jagjeet Singh Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.,Gaurav Katiyar,Ravindra Kumar Katiyar,Vishwa Deepak Singh Hon'ble Shamim Ahmed,J. Hon'ble Umesh Chandra Sharma,J. The case is taken up. None present for the petitioner even in the revised call. This Court vide order dated 12.05.2023 referred the matter to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court with a direction that the petitioner, Rajat Kulshresth shall deposit a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- before the Mediation Centre by way of a bank draft in favour of Senior Registrar, Mediation and Conciliation Centre, High Court, Lucknow within two weeks out of which a sum of Rs.45,000/- shall be payable to respondent no.4, Shrankhla Bhatt Kulshresth by way of bank draft on her first appearance before the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court and from the remaining amount, Rs.50,000/- shall be payable by way of Bank draft to the respondent no.4 on completion of mediation proceedings between the parties and Rs.5,000/- shall go to the Mediation Centre as mediation fee. Today when the case is taken up, as per the office report dated

02.06.2023, the petitioner in compliance of the order dated

12.05.2023 has not deposited a single penny. Thus, it appears that petitioner is not interested to deposit any amount but enjoying the fruits of the interim order dated 12.05.2023. In view of above, we are of the considered view that this type of practice could not be allowed any further and after perusal of the record and the averments made in the writ petition as well as the FIR, we are not inclined to interfere in the proceedings. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed. The interim order dated 12.05.2023 stands vacated. Ms. Shikha Singh, learned AGA shall inform authorities concerned regarding dismissal of this case. Order Date :- 8.6.2023 Shahroz High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench