Malti Devi and 4 Others v. Motor Accident Claims Tribunal South Prayagraj and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Speedy-disposal direction before a motor accident claims tribunal: writ petition WRIT - C No. 4835 of 2025 (Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:24396, decided 19.2.2025, Hon'ble Rohit Ranjan Agarwal, J., High Court of Judicature at Allahabad) sought mandamus commanding MACT South, Prayagraj to expeditiously decide M.A.C.P. No. 376 of 2022 (Malti Devi & others versus Siddharth Patel & others) under Sections 140 & 166 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, pending since 2022. Petition disposed of at admission stage with a preferential six-month timeline from delivery of certified copy; no counter affidavit called; no notice to private respondents; no merits adjudication. Relevant for practitioners citing expeditious-trial/pendency directions in motor accident compensation matters.
What did the court decide?
With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition stands disposed of: the court concerned (Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, South, Prayagraj) is directed to decide pending M.A.C.P. No. 376 of 2022, after hearing all the concerned parties, strictly in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of six months from the date of production of a certified copy of the order.