Uttarakhand High Court
C528/1505/2026 of M/S SIDHDHI ENTERPRISES Vs M/S SAINATH ENTERPRISES on 16 July 2026
Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures UKHC010122222026 2026:UHC:5938 COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS C528/1505/2026 M/s Sidhdhi Enterprises --Applicant Versus M/s Sainath Enterprises --Respondent Hon'ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J.
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COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS
C528/1505/2026
M/s Sidhdhi Enterprises
--Applicant
Versus
M/s Sainath Enterprises
--Respondent
Hon'ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J.
Ms. Neeti Rana, learned counsel for the
applicant.
2.
By the instant petition, preferred under Section 528 of BNSS 2023., the applicant is praying for expeditious disposal of the proceeding of Complaint Case No.2232 of 2018, M/s Sidhdhi Enterprises vs. M/s Sainath Enterprises, pending in the court of IVth Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division)/Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun, which is a proceeding initiated under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
(hereinafter referred to as the ‘N.I. Act’).
3.
Learned counsel for the applicant
submits that the complaint under Section 138
of the N.I. Act, was preferred on 08.05.2018,
and
thereafter
the
learned
Judicial
Magistrate, Dehradun took cognizance on the complaint and issued summons. The learned counsel for the applicant further submits that since the date cognizance is taken the respondent-accused is adopting a delaying tactics.
4.
Learned counsel for the applicant
placed reliance to Section 143(3) of the N.I.
Act, which reads as under:-
“143.
Power
of
Court
to
try
cases
summarily.—
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(3) Every trial under this section shall be conducted as expeditiously as possible and an endeavour shall be made to conclude the trial within six months from the date of filing of the complaint.”
5. As it appears from Section 143 (3) of the N.I. Act, every trial shall be concluded as expeditiously as possible and an endeavour shall be made to conclude the trial within six months from the date of filing of the complaint, whereas in this case, the complaint was filed in the month of August 2022 and the order-sheet of the said complaint case reveals that on number of dates the case was listed, but for one pretext to another, it has been adjourned and has not been decided as yet, and no attempts are being made for expediting this proceeding. This is certainly against the mandate of Section 143(3) of the N.I. Act. Therefore, I direct the Court concerned to expedite the proceeding of Criminal Case No.2232 of 2018, M/s Sidhdhi Enterprises vs. M/s Sainath Enterprises, under Section 138 of the N.I. Act, as early as possible after taking into consideration the mandate of Section 143(3) of the N.I. Act and the same be concluded positively within a period of six months from the date of production of certified copy of this order.
6. In view of this, the present C-528 petition is disposed of.
(Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 16.07.2026 Arti