On behalf of Kashi Vishwanath temple, it was said that there is continuous worship in and around the basement, so the petition should be dismissed while allowing illegal construction and renovation of the temple.
It had resulted in hurting the feelings of a particular community and spreading hatred. The allegations prima facie discloses commission of cognizable offence and therefore, the FIR requires proper investigation and cannot be quashed at this stage.
The Advocate General told the Court that the application will be heard in the Supreme Court soon. On which, the High Court directed the petitions to be presented for final hearing at 2 pm on January 25.
The Allahabad High Court granted protection from arrest to Neeraj Kishor Mishra who, while protesting against the Hathras gang-rape, said the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is a man of thick skin.
The Allahabad High Court has recently directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to provide protection to an inter-faith couple of whom the woman had converted to Islam.
The High Court’s verdicts have strengthened the rule of law and reminded the state government about its constitutional duties to protect people’s fundamental rights and dignity.
The petitioner said that he had disclosed this to the managing director, which led to his arrest. The authorities have maliciously implicated him without concrete evidence, he is innocent.