Court No. - 26
Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 4142 of 2018 Petitioner :- Sudhindra Nath Agnihotri Respondent :- Civil Judge S.D., Hathras And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Vikas Srivastava,Rahul Kumar Sharma
Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.
This petition has been filed praying for a direction to the learned Civil Judge (Senior Division), Hathras to decide the P.A. Suit No. 12-A of 2010 filed under Section 21(1)(a) of the U.P. Act No. 13 of 1972.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that under sub-rule (3) of Rule 15 of Rules framed under the U.P. Act No. 13 of 1972, an application for release under Section 21(1) of the Act should normally be decided within a period of two months from its presentation.
However, the application filed by the petitioner is pending before the Prescribed Authority / Civil Judge (Senior Division), Hathras for the past eight years.
Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the Prescribed Authority to consider and decide the Release Application at the earliest say within a period of two months from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before him.
Order Date :- 31.5.2018 Arif