Jitendra Pratap Srivastava v. State of U.P. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Mandamus for expeditious disposal of recall application against ex-parte Section 133 Cr.P.C. (conditional order) proceeding; delay in decision by Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Padrauna, Kushinagar; three-week timeline from production of certified copy; direction conditional on absence of legal impediment; no merits adjudicated; State counsel (AGA/G.A.) had no objection; useful precedent on judicial directions for time-bound disposal of pending executive/quasi-judicial applications.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent no. 2 (Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Padrauna, District Kushi Nagar) to decide the pending recall application, if still pending, within three weeks of production of a certified copy of the order, in case there is no legal impediment; no opinion expressed on merits. ¶12