Atul Pandey and Another v. State of U.P. and Another
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What is this about?
Atul Pandey And Another v. State of U.P. and Another, CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 3850 of 2020, decided 3.3.2020; Coram: Hon'ble B. Amit Sthalekar, J. and Hon'ble Ali Zamin, J. Petition sought quashing of order/notice dated 3.7.2018 passed by respondent no. 2 under section 3/4 of the U.P. control of Goondas Act, 1970 in Case No. D-201817140001025 (State Vs. Atul Pandey) and Case No. D-201817140001026 (state vs. Nirbhaya Pandey), and restraint of coercive action pursuant to order/notice dated 6.3.2018. Court noted the impugned notice fixed 27.7.2018 for submission of explanation and that the petition was silent on subsequent developments; writ petition dismissed, no relief granted. Counsel: Raghvendra Pratap for petitioners; G.A./learned A.G.A. for the State. No monetary quantum involved; no precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
The impugned notice dated 3.7.2018 had itself fixed 27.7.2018 as the date by which the petitioner was required to submit his explanation, but the writ petition disclosed nothing as to what happened thereafter; on this material the Court found no merit in the petition.