Rajendra Prasad v. State of U.P. and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench); APPLICATION U/S 482 No.-7902 of 2019; applicant Rajendra Prasad; opposite parties State of U.P. and others; counsel Ran Vijay Yadav and Lalit Kumari for applicant, G.A. for opposite parties; Section 482 Code of Criminal Procedure; request for directions to Chief Judicial Magistrate, Unnao for speedy/time-bound disposal of Compliant Case No. 12967 of 2018, Rajendra Prasad Vs. Deepak and others, District Unnao; relied upon High Court Bar Association Allahabad v. State of U.P., 2024 INSC 150 (decided 29-02-2024) holding that prayers for expedited disposal cannot be entertained; application dismissed; judgment dated December 1, 2025 by Manoj Bajaj, J.; digitally signed P.S. Parihar.
What did the court decide?
No case is made out for issuing directions for expeditious disposal of the pending proceedings; in view of the Supreme Court decision in High Court Bar Association, Allahabad v. State of U.P. (2024 INSC 150, decided February 29, 2024), such a prayer cannot be entertained.