M/S Agra Sales and Marketing Services Pvt. Ltd. v. State of U.P. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Held the respondent magistrate must expedite the disposal of a cheque bounce trial pending over ten years by completing it within two months with fixed weekly hearings.
What did the court decide?
Directed the lower court to dispose of the proceedings within two months by fixing two days per week.
What the court decided
Court No. - 64
Case :- APPLICATION U/S 483 No. - 9 of 2019
Applicant :- M/S Agra Sales And Marketing Services Pvt. Ltd. Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Ravindra Sharma Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Arvind Kumar Mishra-I,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned A.G.A. for the State.
By way of the instant application, the applicant has prayed for a direction to the Additional Court No.1 Agra to conclude and decide the trial in complaint case no. 939 of 2006 M/s Agra Sale & Marketing Vs. Brijesh Kumar Gautam & another under section 138 N.I. Act P.S Hari Parvat district Agra within a period of one month or within the time frame as this Hon'ble court deem fit an proper.
It is submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that O.P. No. 2 issued cheque for clearance of outstanding amount payable at Central Bank of India in favour of the company. The cheque issued by O.P. No. 2 was returned by the banker for insufficient fund to honour the cheque. When O.P. No.2 did not make payment despite, the company filed a complaint case No. 939 of 2006 in the court of A.C.J.M. Agra. The learned Magistrate passed summoning order on 16.11.2006 under section 138 of N.I. Act against O.P. No. 2.
I have considered the submissions advanced by learned counsel for the applicant and perused the record.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether to direct the lower court to expedite the trial of a cheque bounce case pending for ten years.
Parties & counsel
- applicant
M/s Agra Sales And Marketing Services Pvt. Ltd.
- respondent
State Of U.P.
- respondent
2 Others
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Allahabad HC
- Decided on
- · May
- Registered
- Case no.
- A483/9/2019
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