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Waliullah case: Counsel given a week?s time
HEARING A habeas corpus writ petition, the Allahabad High Court granted one week?s time to the State counsel to seek instructions and apprise the court of the state of affairs relating to Waliullah, Imam of a mosque in Phulpur township, Allahabad, who was picked up by the Special Task Force for his alleged involvement in terrorist activities in the country. Passing this order, a Division Bench comprising Justice MC Jain and Justice KK Mishra directed to list the case on April 12 for next hearing.
HEARING A habeas corpus writ petition, the Allahabad High Court granted one week’s time to the State counsel to seek instructions and apprise the court of the state of affairs relating to Waliullah, Imam of a mosque in Phulpur township, Allahabad, who was picked up by the Special Task Force for his alleged involvement in terrorist activities in the country.
Passing this order, a Division Bench comprising Justice MC Jain and Justice KK Mishra directed to list the case on April 12 for next hearing. The court passed this order on a habeas corpus writ petition filed by Humera Khatoon, wife of Waliullah. Appearing on behalf of the petitioner, her counsel Vinay Saran contended that Waliullah had been illegally detained. He requested the court to direct that he be produced before the court so as to examine whether his detention was legal or not.
HC concern
THE ALLAHABAD High Court has taken a serious note of non-filing of affidavits timely in the court by the State government.
Advocate-General SMA Kazmi has assured the court on behalf of the State government that he was going to hold the meeting of Principal Secretaries of each and every department, especially on the issue of timely filing of affidavits in the court.
On the assurance given by the Advocate-General, a Division Bench comprising Justice Amitava Lala and Justice Shiv Shankar exempted the personal appearance of Principal Secretary (Home) UP Government, who was present in the court as per previous directions of the court. The court passed this order on a petition filed by Sardar Satpal Singh.
The court said, “It has been marked that in the absence of affidavits, the courts are facing a lot of problems in disposing the matters at the earliest. Principle of delay defeats the law squarely applies in such situations.”
The Court had summoned the Principal Secretary in the court despite several orders having been passed by the High Court, no one appeared before the court, nor any counter affidavit was filed on behalf of the State government.
Lawyers condemn killing
THE ALLAHABAD High Court Bar Association has condemned the heinous killing of a labour leader Amarendra Pandey of Triveni Sheet Glass. A meeting of lawyers, held under the presidentship of High Court Bar Association secretary Rakesh Pandey, which was presided over by High Court Bar Association treasurer Himanshu Singh, demanded immediate arrest of guilty persons.
Election convened: A meeting of Central Administrative Tribunal Bar Association has been convened on April 10, 2006 at 1.30 pm.
