Deepak Shukla v. Addl. Court No.7 Lko. and Another

Court No. - 28 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 483 No. - 647 of 2023 Applicant :- Deepak Shukla Opposite Party :- Addl. Court No.7 Lko. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Pradeep Kumar,Suresh Kumar Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Shree Prakash Singh,J. At the very outset, learned counsel for the applicant prays that he may be permitted to delete opposite party no.1 from the array of parties during the course of the day. Learned AGA has no objection to the aforesaid prayer. In view of the aforesaid prayer, learned counsel for the applicant is permitted to delete the opposite party no.1 in the arrays of parties during the course of the day. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material on record. Instant application has been filed with the prayer to direct the learned Additional Court No.7, Lucknow to expedite and conclude the trial of the Complaint No.72945 of 2021(Deepak Shukla vs. Sriram Yadav) under Section 138 of N.I. Act, 1881, relating to Police Station Aashiyana, District Lucknow, within a period stipulated by this Court. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that Complaint No.72945 of 2021(Deepak Shukla vs. Sriram Yadav) under Section 138 of N.I. Act, 1881 was filed in the learned Additional Court No.7, Lucknow which is still pending consideration. He added that there is a specific provision under Section 143 (3) of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 that after filing of the complaint under this Act, the trial court has to make all endeavour to conclude the proceedings as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six months from the date of filing of the complaint. Thus, he submits that the trial court may be directed to conclude the proceedings of the aforementioned complaint case within stipulated period of time as may be fixed by this Court. Learned A.G.A. for the State has no objection to the submissions aforesaid. In view of the aforesaid submissions and innocuous prayer made in the application, the trial court is hereby directed to conclude the trial of aforementioned Complaint Case with expedition, preferably within a period of six months from the date of the production of certified copy of this order, in accordance with law. With the aforesaid observations, instant application stands disposed of accordingly. Order Date :- 11.10.2023 Manoj K. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench