Rahul Dev and 2 Others v. Assl. Distt. and Sessions Judge /Special Judge Ec Act Room No 4 Sultanpur and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Article 227 writ petition, Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench, Subhash Vidyarthi J., December 2, 2025; Rahul Dev v. ADDJ/Special Judge EC Act Court No. 4 Sultanpur; quashing of order dated 19.07.2025 in Case No. 379/2022; condonation of delay application under Section 5 Limitation Act accepted without considering applicants' objections; objections recorded at para 2 but not discussed; rejection of objections without recorded reasons held improper in law; writ allowed, impugned order quashed, matter remanded for fresh reasoned order after hearing parties; ex-parte decision in appeal sought to be set aside; counsel: Sudhakar Mishra (petitioners), Ashutosh Tiwari, Lakshmana Singh, Prashant Vikram Singh (respondents).
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed; order dated 19.07.2025 passed by the Additional District & Sessions Judge/Special Judge (EC Act), Court No. 4, Sultanpur, in Case No. 379/2022 quashed; matter remanded to that court to decide the application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act afresh by a reasoned order after hearing the parties, taking the applicants' objections into account, expeditiously.