Allahabad High Court
VINAY KUMARversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- VIKAS BUDHWAR
Holding
The High Court directed the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to decide Claim Petition No. 725 of 2014 within eight months, thereby disposing of the writ petition.
Summary
Vinay Kumar filed a writ petition under Article 227 seeking a direction to the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Allahabad, to decide the pending Claim Petition No. 725 of 2014 within a reasonable time. The petitioner argued that the claim had been pending for an undue period and required expeditious disposal. The Court noted that keeping the writ petition alive served no useful purpose while the claim remained pending. Consequently, the Court disposed of the writ petition and directed the Tribunal to decide the claim within eight months of receiving the certified copy of the order, without unnecessary adjournments. No notice was issued to the respondents as per the order.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can, under Article 227, direct the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to decide a pending claim petition within a specified time.
Subjects
- Article 227
- Writ Petition
- Motor Accident Claims Tribunal
- Expeditious Disposal
- Jurisdiction
- Claim Petition
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 6885 of 2026
Vinay Kumar
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ambleshwar Pandey, Anuj Srivastava
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
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 respondents.
3. The solitary relief claimed in the present writ petition for a writ, order or
direction to the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Court of Addl.
District Judge, Room No.-I), Allahabad to consider and decide the pending
Claim Petition No. 725 of 2014, pending before it within stipulated time, as
may deem fit and proper by this Hon'ble Court.
4. Learned counsel 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 Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Court of Addl. District
Judge, Room No.-I), Allahabad to consider and decide the pending Claim
Petition No. 725 of 2014, in accordance with law, expeditiously, within a
period of eight months from the date of presentation of the certified copy of
the order without granting unnecessary adjournments subject to legal
impediment.
May 18, 2026
Ashu
(Vikas Budhwar,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
ASHUTOSH KUMAR PRAJAPATI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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