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(2026) Law Today Live Doc. Id. 21511 = 2026:UHC:298
Decided on: 07.01.2026
Counsel for the Applicant:
Mrs. Sheetal Selwal, Advocate.
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Expeditious disposal of complaint – Complaint u/s 138 NI Act pending since 2024 – Magistrate directed to expedite proceedings and conclude the case without granting unnecessary adjournments.
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Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (26 of 1881), Section 138 – Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023), Section 528 – Expeditious disposal of cheque dishonour complaint – Complaint pending since 2024 – In view of the Supreme Court’s directions in Indian Bank Association v. Union of India, (2014) 5 SCC 590, Magistrate directed to expedite proceedings and conclude the case as expeditiously as possible without granting unnecessary adjournments – Application disposed of.
(Paras 3-4)
JUDGMENT
ALOK KUMAR VERMA, J. –
This Application has been filed by the applicant under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 to direct the court of Judicial Magistrate/Ist Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division), Haldwani, District Nainital to conclude the proceedings of the Complaint Case No.3100 of 2024, “M/S Jain Medicos Vs. M/S Akash Enterprises”, pending under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 as expeditiously as possible.
2. Heard Mrs. Sheetal Selwal, learned counsel for the applicant.
3. In Indian Bank Association and Others vs. Union of India and Others, (2014) 5 SCC 590 = (2014) Law Today Live Doc. Id. 11661 = 2014(3) L.A.R. 355, the Hon’ble Supreme Court has directed all the Criminal Courts in the country dealing with the cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for speedy and expeditiously disposal of the cases falling under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.
4. The complaint case is pending since 2024. Therefore, keeping in mind the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, the present Application (C528 No.21 of 2026), is disposed of directing the Judicial Magistrate/Ist Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division), Haldwani, District Nainital to expedite the proceedings of the said Complaint Case No.3100 of 2024 and conclude the proceedings as per law and as expeditiously as possible without granting any unnecessary adjournment.
Order accordingly.
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