A.Natesan Vs the State Rep.by, the Inspector of Police

Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of B.N.S.S. to issue direction to dispose of the S.C.No.40 of 2024 pending on the file of the Principal District and Sessions Court, Tirupathur as expeditiously as possible with in the period of stipulated time.

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For Petitioner : Mr.M.Guruprasad For Respondent : Mr.S.Sugendran Additional Public Prosecutor

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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Crl.O.P.No.614 of 2025

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ORDER

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This Criminal Original Petition has been filed by the petitioner to issue

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direction to dispose of the S.C.No.40 of 2024 pending on the file of the

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Principal District and Sessions Court, Tirupathur as expeditiously as possible within a stipulated time.

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It would be appropriate to note that since thousands of cases are

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pending in the Courts and the litigants are awaiting in a long queue, the

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Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Sangram Sadashiv Suryavanshi Vs.

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The State of Maharashtra in Criminal Appeal No.4758 of 2024 dated

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25.11.2024 has observed that the High Courts are fixing a time-bound schedule

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for conclusion of the trials in a routine manner despite the decisions of the

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Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in the case of High Court Bar

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Association, Allahabad vs. State of Uttar Pradesh reported in (2024) 6 SCC

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267, which reads as under:

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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Crl.O.P.No.614 of 2025 "47.3. constitutional courts, in the ordinary

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course, should refrain from fixing a time-bound schedule for the disposal of cases pending before any other courts. Constitutional courts may issue directions for the time-bound disposal of cases only in exceptional circumstances. The issue of prioritising the disposal of cases should be best left to the decision of the courts concerned where the cases are pending."

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