Allahabad High Court
PRAVIN SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The Court ordered that the Appellate Authority consider the stay application within four weeks and decide the appeal within six months.
Summary
Petitioner Pravin Singh filed an appeal under Section 56 of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, together with a stay application, alleging that the stay application had not been decided. The petitioner sought expeditious consideration of the stay. The High Court noted the delay and, without deciding the stay itself, disposed of the writ petition. The Court directed that the Appellate Authority should consider the stay application within four weeks and decide the appeal within six months. No substantive order on the merits of the stay was made, but the Court emphasized prompt procedural action.
Issues considered
- Whether the stay application filed under Section 56 of the Indian Stamp Act should be decided expeditiously
- Whether the appellate authority must be directed to decide the appeal within a specific time frame
Legislation cited
- Indian Stamp Act, 1899 — s. 56
Subjects
- Indian Stamp Act
- Section 56
- stay application
- appeal
- court procedure
- expedited hearing
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 35826 of 2026
Pravin Singh
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 4 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Akhilesh Misra, R.K. Singh Rajput
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 36
HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.
1. Heard Sri R.K. Singh Rajput, learned counsel for petitioner and Sri
H.C. Dube, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for State-
Respondents.
2. Petitioner has filed an appeal alongwith a stay application under
Section 56 of Indian Stamp Act, 1899, however, he is aggrieved that till
date even the stay application is not decided.
3. In aforesaid circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with an
observation that Appellate Authority will consider the stay application
expeditiously, preferably within a period of four weeks from today and
thereafter decide appeal expeditiously, preferably within a period of six
months.
(Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.)
September 9, 2026
AK
Digitally signed by :-
AWADESH KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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