# Saurabh Dewana v. The State of U.P

- **Citation:** (2010) 1 ILRA 267
- **Court:** High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
- **Decided:** 2010-03-17
- **Case number:** Criminal Misc. Application No. 8618 of 2010
- **Bench:** Vijay Kumar Verma
- **Source:** https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/saurabh-dewana-v-the-state-of-u-p-41587
- **Pages:** 2

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1 All] Saurabh Dewana V. The State of U.P.

267
wage was under taken by the Board of
Revenue.

13. The petitioner shall bring the
aforesaid facts to the notice of the State
Govt through the Secretary, Board of
Revenue who shall forward his comments
to the State Govt. for an appropriate
decision in the matter.

14. In case the petitioner is still in
service on daily wage basis and the work
of the petitioner is still requires it will not
be necessary for the respondents to
disengage the petitioner.

15. With the aforesaid observations,
the writ petition is disposed of.
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ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL SIDE
DATED: ALLAHABAD 17.03.2010

BEFORE
THE HON'BLE VIJAY KUMAR VERMA, J.

Criminal Misc. Application No. 8618 of 2010

Saurabh Dewana

...Applicant
Versus
The State of U.P.
 ...Respondent

Counsel for the Applicant:
Sri Tarun Kumar Malviya

Counsel for the Respondent:
A.G.A.

Code of Criminal Procedure-Code Section
482-cognigence taken by Magistrate-in
printed proforma-without application of
judicial mind-held- very unfortunatejudicial order-by filling up blanks on
printed proforma-not sustainable.

Held: Para 4

Certified copy of the impugned order of
taking cognizance is paper No. 45, which
shows that the said order has been
passed on the printed proforma by filing
up the blanks. The blanks on the printed
proforma appear to have been filled by
court
employee
and
the
learned
magistrate thereafter put his initial,
which shows non-application of judicial
mind in passing the said order. It is very
unfortunate that judicial order of taking
cognizance has been passed by the
learned magistrate by filling up blanks
on printed proforma. This type of order
has been held illegal by this Court in
Ankit case (supra). Hence the impugned
order is liable to be quashed on this
ground alone.
Case law discussed:
2009 (3) U.P. Crl. Rulings 427.

(Delivered by Hon'ble Vijay Kumar Verma, J.)

1. Heard learned counsel for the
applicant and AGA for the State.

2. By means of this application
under section 482 of the Code of Criminal
Procedure, (in short 'the Cr.P.C.')' order
dated 02.12.2009 (annexure-5) passed by
the ACJM court No. 3 Ghaziabad in
Criminal Case No. 3860 of 2009 has been
sought to be quashed. By the impugned
order cognizance has been taken on the
charge sheet in case crime No. 1144 of
2009 of P.S. Singhani Gate, Ghaziabad.

3. It is submitted by learned counsel
for
the
applicant
that
the
learned
magistrate did not apply his judicial mind
at the time of taking cognizance on the
charge-sheet and impugned order of
taking cognizance has been passed on
printed
proforma,
which
is
not
permissible in law. For this submission
attention of the Court has been drawn
towards the case of Ankit vs. State of
268 INDIAN LAW REPORTS ALLAHABAD SERIES [2010

U.P. and another, 2009 (3) U.P. Crl.
Rulings 427.

4. Certified copy of the impugned
order of taking cognizance is paper No.
45, which shows that the said order has
been passed on the printed proforma by
filing up the blanks. The blanks on the
printed proforma appear to have been
filled by court employee and the learned
magistrate thereafter put his initial, which
shows non-application of judicial mind in
passing the said order. It is very
unfortunate that judicial order of taking
cognizance has been passed by the
learned magistrate by filling up blanks on
printed proforma. This type of order has
been held illegal by this Court in Ankit
case (supra). Hence the impugned order is
liable to be quashed on this ground alone.

5. The learned AGA has submitted
that in view of the law laid down in Ankit
case (supra), after setting aside the
impugned order, direction be issued to the
magistrate concerned to pass fresh order
on the charge sheet. I find force in this
submission.

6. Consequently, the application
under section 482 Cr.P. C. is allowed. The
order dated 02.12.2009 passed by ACJM,
Court No. 3, Ghaziabad, in Case No. 3860
of 2009 (State vs. Saurabh Dewana),
arising out of Case Crime No. 1144 of
2009, under sections 420, 467, 468, 471
IPC,
P.S.
Singhani
Gate,
District
Ghaziabad, is hereby quashed.

7. The learned magistrate is directed
to pass fresh order on the charge-sheet in
aforesaid case after applying its judicial
mind.

8. Let a copy of this order be sent to
the lower court concerned for compliance.

9. The Registrar General is directed
to send a copy of this order to the District
Judge
Ghaziabad,
who
may
issue
administrative instruction to all the
presiding officers restraining them from
using printed proforma in passing judicial
order.
The
blank
printed
proforma
available in the offices of all courts in
Ghaziabad judgeship be got destroyed by
the District Judge.

10. If approved by the Hon'ble
Administrative Committee, let a circular
letter be issued by the Registrar General
restraining the judicial officers in Uttar
Pradesh from using printed/ cyclostyled
proforma for passing any type of judicial
order.
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ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
CIVIL SIDE
DATED: ALLAHABAD 10.03.2010

BEFORE
THE HON'BLE ARUN TANDON, J.

Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 12789 of 1992

Digvijai Singh and another ...Petitioners
Versus
Director
of
Education
(Secondary),
Allahabad and others ...Respondents

Counsel for the Petitioners:
Sri A.K. Misra
Sri A.K. Srivastava
Sri Tarun Verma
Sri Yogendra Kumar Srivastava

Counsel for the Respondents:
Sri A.B. Singh
Sri Swaraj Prakash
S.C.