Bharti Lakhmani v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Bharti Lakhmani v. State of U.P. and Another; Matters Under Article 227 No. 1320 of 2026; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench; Subhash Vidyarthi, J.; decided March 24, 2026; Article 227 petition disposed of by directing Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-II, Lucknow to decide Case No.32 of 2016 under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 expeditiously, without unnecessary adjournments, fixing dates at short intervals, keeping in view the sixty-day disposal provision in Section 12(5).
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-II, Lucknow to decide Case No.32 of 2016 (Bharti Lakhmani v. Jitendra Kumar Lakhmani) expeditiously, in accordance with law, without granting unnecessary adjournments to any party, fixing dates at short intervals, and keeping in view Section 12(5) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.