Allahabad High Court issues bailable warrant against senior UP officer for not filing affidavit as undertaken in December 2018

The Allahabad High Court on Monday has issued a bailable warrant against the Director, Secondary Education, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow and directed him to appear in the court on November 8. Justice Saral Srivastava passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Ved Prakash and 3 Others.

On September 27, 2021, the Court passed the following order: “In pursuance of the order dated October 29, 2018, Working Director (Secondary Education, U.P., Lucknow) filed his affidavit on December 11, 2018 seeking further six weeks time to make compliance and for passing a detailed order after hearing the parties, but thereafter, no supplementary affidavit has been filed on record, which demonstrate that prima facie, Director has not taken care of his own undertaking, as was furnished by him vide affidavit dated December 11, 2018.

In such facts and circumstances, Director of Education (Secondary), U.P., Lucknow is directed to again file personal affidavit, showing further compliance in furtherance of the averments made by him in his affidavit dated December 11, 2018 within two weeks from today, failing which, Director of Education (Secondary), U.P., Lucknow shall remain personally present. List this case on October 18, 2021.”

Amit Kumar Singh, Additional Chief Standing Counsel states that the Court’s order dated September 27, 2021 has been communicated to the Director of Education (Secondary), U.P., Lucknow, through FAX, but despite the same, no response has been received by the office of Chief Standing Counsel from the Director of Education (Secondary), U.P., Lucknow.

“In such view of the fact, let a bailable warrant be issued against the Director of Education (Secondary), U.P., Lucknow through the CJM concerned. Let a copy of the order be sent to the CJM concerned for compliance,” the Court ordered.