Yashwant Pratap Srivastava v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Court No. - 43 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 16808 of 2023 Petitioner :- Yashwant Pratap Srivastava Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Surendra Mohan Mishra,Vishveshwar Mani Tripathi Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Anjani Kumar Mishra,J. Hon'ble Manoj Bajaj,J. Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to amend the description of the second respondent in the writ petition during the course of the day. Challenge in the writ petition is to a notice dated 07.02.2022 issued by the Additional District Magistrate, Deoria to the petitioner under Section 3 of the U.P. Control of Goondas Act' 1970. It is also admitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has already furnished his reply to the said notice. Under the circumstances, no useful purpose is likely to be served by entertaining the writ petition. In the interest of justice, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent No.2 namely the Additional District Magistrate, Deoria to consider the reply filed by the petitioner and to take a decision on its basis as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three weeks from the date of filing of certified copy of this order before him. Order Date :- 28.10.2023 Himanshu High Court of Judicature at Allahabad