Allahabad High Court
MOHAMMAD ASIFversusTEHSEEM AND ANOTHER
- Decided
- Bench
- VIKAS BUDHWAR
Holding
The writ petition is disposed with a direction to the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal to decide the pending claim within one year, without unnecessary adjournments.
Summary
Petitioner Mohammad Asif filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal, Meerut, to decide Motor Accident Claim No. 168 of 2024 (Asif v. Tehseem & others) within a stipulated time. The petitioner argued that the claim was pending and required expeditious disposal. The Court observed that since the claim was already pending, the writ petition had no further purpose to remain pending. Consequently, the Court disposed of the petition, directing the Tribunal to decide the claim within one year of receipt of the certified copy of the order, without unnecessary adjournments, subject to any legal impediment. No notices were issued to the respondents.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition seeking a direction to a Motor Accident Claim Tribunal to decide a pending claim expeditiously is maintainable under Article 227.
Subjects
- Motor Accident Claim
- Writ Petition
- Article 227
- Expeditious Disposal
- High Court of Allahabad
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 6388 of 2026
Mohammad Asif
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Tehseem And Another
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rahul Kumar Pal, Rahul Saxena
Counsel for Respondent(s) :
Court No. - 5
HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J.
1. Heard.
2. In view of the order, which is being proposed to be passed today, notices
are not being issued to the respondent.
3. The solitary relief claimed in the present writ petition for a writ, order or
direction to the learned Motor Accident Claim Tribual, Meerut to decide the
Motor Accident Claim No. 168 of 2024 (Asif vs. Tehseem and others),
pending before it within stipulated time, as may deem fit and proper by this
Hon'ble Court.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner prayed that the said suit may be
decided, expeditiously.
5. Since the above-mentioned case is pending, no useful purpose would be
served in keeping this petition pending.
6. In view of the above, this writ petition stands disposed of with a direction
to the learned learned Motor Accident Claim Tribual, Meerut to decide the
Motor Accident Claim No. 168 of 2024 (Asif vs. Tehseem and others), in
accordance with law, expeditiously, within a period of one year from the
date of presentation of the certified copy of the order without granting
unnecessary adjournments, subject to legal impediment.
(Vikas Budhwar,J.)
May 7, 2026
Vandana
Digitally signed by :-
VANDANA GAUTAM
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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