Allahabad High Court
NOSHADversusREGIONAL MANAGER, UTTAR PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION AND ANOTHER
- Decided
- Bench
- ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL
Holding
The Court directed the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to decide the pending MAC case within six months, without adjudicating the merits of the petition.
Summary
The petitioner, Noshad, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (North, Meerut) to expedite the pending MAC case No. 20/2024. The petitioner argued that the Tribunal had been deliberating the matter since 2024 without any substantive progress, causing undue delay. The Court examined whether it could issue a writ compelling the Tribunal to decide the case within a stipulated time frame, considering the right to speedy justice. It held that while it could not adjudicate the merits of the underlying claim, it could order the Tribunal to dispose of the matter expeditiously. Accordingly, the Court directed the Tribunal to render its decision within six months of the order and disposed of the writ petition without reaching the merits of the case.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can issue a writ of mandamus directing the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to expedite its pending proceedings.
- Whether the delay in adjudicating the MAC case violates the petitioner's right to a speedy trial under Article 21 of the Constitution.
Subjects
- writ petition
- mandamus
- Motor Accident Claims Tribunal
- speedy justice
- administrative law
- expeditious disposal
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 37561 of 2026
Noshad
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Regional Manager, Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport
Corporation And Another
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pranshu Gupta, Shivam Verma
Counsel for Respondent(s) :
Court No. - 9
HON'BLE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL, J.
1. This writ petition has been filed with the following prayer:-
"1. to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus to the
Tribunal namely, the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal North, Meerut to expedite the
proceedings of MAC Case No. 20/2024 (Noshad v. Regional Manager, Uttar Pradesh
State Road Transport Corporation, Meerut and Anr.) and decide the same within
certain stipulated period, i.e. 2 or 3 months;"
2. It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that Motor Accident Claims
Petition is pending consideration since 2024 before Motor Accident Claims Tribunal
North, Meerut
3. As no useful purpose would be served in keeping the matter pending, or calling for
counter affidavit or issuing notice to the private respondents, the matter is being
disposed of, at the admission stage, with a direction upon court concerned to decide
the pending M.A.C. No. 20/2024 (Noshad v. Regional Manager, Uttar Pradesh State
Road Transport Corporation, Meerut and Anr.) after hearing all the concerned parties,
strictly in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of six
months from the date of production of certified copy of this order.
4. With the aforesaid direction, present writ petition stands disposed of.
5. It is made clear that this Court has not adjudicated the case on merits.
September 18, 2026
A. V. Singh
(Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
AJAY VIKRAM SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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