Vartika Singh Alias Vertika Singh (Roli as Per Complaint) v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Bapu Bhawan Hazratganj Lko. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Vartika Singh alias Vertika Singh (Roli) v. State of U.P. and 3 others, Application U/S 483 No. 1011 of 2025, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow (Brij Raj Singh, J.), decided November 27, 2025. Direction for expeditious, time-bound disposal of Domestic Violence Act complaint (Complaint No. 258 of 2012, Section 5) pending since 2012 before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-III, Lucknow; compliance with Section 12(5) (sixty-day disposal mandate as urged by counsel); hearing to both parties; no unnecessary adjournments; application disposed of. Keywords: Section 483; Section 5 Domestic Violence Act; Section 12(5); speedy disposal; adjournment; Shailendra Singh.
What did the court decide?
Direction issued to the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-III, Lucknow to adhere to Section 12(5) of the Domestic Violence Act and decide Complaint No. 258 of 2012 expeditiously, in accordance with law, after affording opportunity of hearing to both parties and without granting unnecessary adjournments.