Smt. Sheela Devi v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Expedition/time-bound disposal application under Section 528 BNSS (Application U/S 528 BNSS No. 3166 of 2025) by applicant Smt. Sheela Devi before the Allahabad High Court (Court No. 71, Hon'ble Raj Beer Singh, J., order dated 29.4.2025, Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:66828), seeking direction to the Additional Judge, Family Court No.1, Azamgarh to expedite pending Maintenance Case No. 187 of 2021 (Sheela Devi vs. Nandlal) under Section 125 Cr.P.C., Police Station - Tarwan, District - Azamgarh; no substantial progress since filing in year 2021; financial hardship of applicant; Family Court directed to decide preferably within six months from production of copy of order, subject to no legal impediment; application disposed of accordingly; counsel: Arjun Kumar Gautam, Narendra Singh (applicant); G.A. (State).
What did the court decide?
Direction issued to the Additional Judge, Family Court No.1, Azamgarh to expedite Maintenance Case No. 187 of 2021 (Sheela Devi vs. Nandlal) under Section 125 Cr.P.C. and decide it as early as possible, preferably within six months from production of a copy of the order, provided there is no legal impediment.