Allahabad High Court
SANJU DEVIversusPREM SHANKAR SHUKLA AND 7 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- VIKAS BUDHWAR
Holding
The High Court directed the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal (South), Prayagraj to decide the pending claim petition expeditiously, preferably within one year.
Summary
Petitioner Sanju Devi filed a writ petition seeking a court order directing the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal (South), Prayagraj to decide her pending Claim Petition No. 683 of 2018 against Prem Shankar Shukla within a fixed period. The petitioner argued that the claim had been unduly delayed and requested an expeditious decision. The court observed that keeping the writ petition pending served no useful purpose while the claim itself remained unresolved. Consequently, the court disposed of the writ petition and issued a direction to the tribunal to decide the claim within one year, without unnecessary adjournments, subject to any legal impediment. The order was signed on May 6, 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can direct the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal to decide a pending claim petition within a stipulated time.
Subjects
- Motor Accident Claim Tribunal
- Writ Petition
- Expeditious Disposal
- Claim Petition
- Civil Procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 17799 of 2026
Sanju Devi
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Prem Shankar Shukla And 7 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Abhineet Shukla, Ratnesh Kumar
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 respondents.
3. The solitary relief claimed in the present writ petition is for a direction to
the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal (South), Prayagraj to decide the Claim
Petition No. 683 of 2018 (Sanju Devi Vs. Prem Shankar Shukla) filed by
petitioner, pending before him within a stipulated period as fixed 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 Motor Accident Claim Tribunal (South), Prayagraj to decide the
Claim Petition No. 683 of 2018 (Sanju Devi Vs. Prem Shankar Shukla),
expeditiously, preferably within one year, strictly in accordance with law,
without granting any unnecessary adjournments, subject to legal
impediment.
May 6, 2026
N.S.Rathour
(Vikas Budhwar,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
NIPENDRA SINGH RATHOUR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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