Amit Kumar @ Babbu v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. 14808 of 2023, Neutral Citation 2023:AHC:203739-DB, order dated 26.10.2023; Bench: Vivek Kumar Birla, J. and Vinod Diwakar, J. Petitioner Amit Kumar @ Babbu vs State of U.P. and Another. Subject: dismissal of belated writ petition seeking quashing of Goondas Act show cause notice dated 31.08.2018 (No.552 (2), P.S. Kotwali, District Basti) under Section 3/4 U.P. Control of Goondas Act, 1970; grounds: 1049 days unexplained delay (laches) and alternative remedy already availed by reply dated 09.05.2022. Outcome: writ petition dismissed.
What did the court decide?
The court found that no explanation whatsoever was submitted by the petitioner for the huge delay in filing the writ petition, and therefore declined to entertain the highly belated petition. ¶10