Sitapur administration had asked the farmers for private bonds ranging from Rs 50 thousand to Rs 10 lakh to prevent a situation like farmers agitation in Delhi. After the PIL was filed, the High Court asked the government officials why such a large amount was demanded from the farmers.
The division bench of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Ramesh Sinha passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Cultural Quest Thru. Secretary Ms. Surbhi Singh.
A Single bench of Justice Jaspreet Singh passed the order on a Petition filed by Prakash Bajaj, a businessman from Benaras, who is nominating for the Rajya Sabha. The Lucknow bench was ordered by the Chief Justice to hear the matter on 16 December.
The FIR was registered in Delhi, but has, interestingly, been challenged before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court which seems to have no jurisdiction to entertain it. The matter should be filed in Delhi as per jurisdiction.
DIG Arvind Sen did not get any relief from the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court in the fake tender case of the Animal Husbandry Department on Thursday.
Prayagraj (ILNS): With the level of air pollution in Uttar Pradesh reaching dangerous levels in many cities, the issue has reached the high court. The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court asked the government to clarify what steps have been taken to stop this.
The Uttar Pradesh government will now take a decision by November 25 on the removal or retention of Praveen Kumar, the District Magistrate (DM) of Hathras.