Awadhesh Kumar Maurya @ Babu v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal miscellaneous writ petition filed against the State of U.P. and District Magistrate, Sonbhadra. The petitioner sought a direction under Article 226 to decide a pending representation u/s 15(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters Act, which had been pending since February 16, 2023, for approximately three months.
What did the court decide?
The District Magistrate, Sonbhadra was directed to decide the pending representation u/s 15(1) of the Gangsters Act by the next date fixed or, if possible, within four weeks.