Smt. Suman v. Mahesh and 10 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Article 227 expedite petition; Allahabad High Court; Saurabh Srivastava, J.; order dated 19.2.2025; petitioner Smt. Suman v. Mahesh and 10 others; direction to Civil Judge (Junior Division), FTC-I, Aligarh to expedite and finalize DV Act Case No.1540 of 2022 within 9 months; Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 Sections 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30; counter and rejoinder affidavits dispensed with; no unnecessary adjournments; full opportunity of hearing to both sides; interim bar on coercive action against petitioner till disposal; order dated 09.06.2022 grounds not considered (raised, not adjudicated); petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Civil Judge (Junior Division), FTC-I, Aligarh/concerned court to expedite and finalize Case No.1540 of 2022 (Smt. Suman v. Mahesh and others) under the cited sections of the Act, 2005, preferably within 9 months of presentation of the certified copy of the order, without unnecessary adjournments and after full opportunity of hearing to both sides; parties directed to cooperate; and, till disposal of the case, no coercive action to be initiated against the petitioner.