Shameena Rizwan v. Principal Judge Family Court Sitapur and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Alok Mathur, J., 19.4.2024 — Article 227 petition for expeditious disposal of Family Court Case No. 1105/2019 (Sitapur); prayer rejected in view of existing administrative-side zero-pendency directions for cases over five years old; liberty granted to file urgency application before trial court, to be decided within three weeks. Keywords: expeditious disposal, zero pendency, administrative directions, urgency application, Family Court Sitapur.
What did the court decide?
Prayer for a direct time-bound direction rejected; liberty granted to the petitioner to move an urgency application before the trial court within two weeks, which the trial court shall consider and decide expeditiously (say within three weeks) and, if prima facie satisfied that urgency is made out, pass suitable orders. ¶12