New Delhi, June 29 -- More than eight months after the Supreme Court first directed the Allahabad High Court to expeditiously hear a criminal writ petition filed by Gyan Chandra Agarwal, the matter continues to remain pending, prompting the apex court to once again press for its early disposal.

The proceedings arise out of Criminal Miscellaneous Writ Petition No. 18268 of 2022, in which Gyan Chandra Agarwal challenged an FIR registered at Hari Parvat Police Station, Agra, as well as orders directing further investigation.

The Allahabad High Court, by an interim order dated November 29, 2022, stayed further investigation in the case. That interim protection continues to remain in force.

On October 14, 2025, the Supreme Court disposed of...