Reeta Devi v. State of U.P. and 7 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Shekhar Kumar Yadav, J., decided March 18, 2026, in APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. 1155 of 2026, Reeta Devi (applicant, counsel Anchal Kumar Rao) versus State of U.P. and 7 others (opposite parties, G.A.). Expedition/expeditious disposal direction for Complaint Case No. 16907 of 2022 under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, Police Station Khorabar, District Gorakhpur, pending before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Gorakhpur; six-month timeline from production of certified copy; no unnecessary adjournments; conditional on no legal impediment; no opinion on merits; no cases cited; no monetary amounts.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the court of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Gorakhpur to decide Complaint Case No. 16907 of 2022 (Reeta Devi Vs. Ashish Vishwakarma and others) under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act in accordance with law within six months from the date of production of a certified copy of the order, without granting unnecessary adjournments to either party, if there is no legal impediment; no opinion expressed on the merits of the applicant's case.