Mamta Devi v. State Of Bihar and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Petition sought quashing of a magistrate's cognizance order in an Essential Commodities Act case. With trial pending but stalled, counsel submitted no grievance if trial concluded expeditiously. The High Court disposed of the petition directing the trial court to conclude the trial within nine months.
What did the court decide?
Trial court directed to expedite and conclude the trial preferably within nine months.