Allahabad High Court
SMT NAIMA AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- VIKAS BUDHWAR
Holding
The High Court directed the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal, Ghaziabad, to decide the pending case within one year, thereby disposing of the writ petition.
Summary
Petitioners Smt. Naima and two others filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal (MACT), Ghaziabad, to decide a pending case (MACT No. 19 of 2025) concerning them and the respondents under Sections 140 and 166 of the Motor Vehicle Act. The petition alleged that the Tribunal had unduly delayed the adjudication and requested the High Court to order an expeditious disposal. The Court observed that the sole relief sought was a directive to the Tribunal and that keeping the writ petition pending served no useful purpose while the underlying case remained unresolved. Consequently, the Court disposed of the writ petition, directing the MACT to decide the pending matter within one year of receiving the certified copy of the order, without unnecessary adjournments. The order was issued without issuing notices to the respondents.
Issues considered
- What direction, if any, can a High Court issue to a Motor Accident Claim Tribunal to ensure expeditious disposal of a pending case under the Motor Vehicle Act?
Legislation cited
- Motor Vehicle Act — s. 140, 166
Subjects
- Motor Accident Claim Tribunal
- Writ petition
- Expeditious disposal
- Section 140
- Section 166
- Motor Vehicle Act
- Court direction
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 17976 of 2026
Smt Naima And 2 Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Satya Prakash Singh, Seema Singh
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 Motor Accident Claim Tribunal, Ghaziabad to decide the
pending cases bearing Motor Accident Claim Tribunal No. 19 of 2025, (Smt.
Naima and others Vs. Anas and others) under Section 140, 166 of Motor
Vehicle Act, 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 Motor Accident Claim Tribunal, Ghaziabad to decide the pending
cases bearing Motor Accident Claim Tribunal No. 19 of 2025, (Smt. Naima
and others Vs. Anas and others) under Section 140, 166 of Motor Vehicle
Act, 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.
May 7, 2026
Ashu
(Vikas Budhwar,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
ASHUTOSH KUMAR PRAJAPATI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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