The Allahabad High Court deprecated the behavior of a lawyer who had sent an illness slip seeking adjournment despite being present on the court premises
Highlights
Lucknow bench issued the notice against UP Additional Secretary Awanish Awasthi
A bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary issued the notice on a petition filed by S K Pandey
The court was of the view that prima facie its order has been flouted
Lucknow: A contempt notice has been issued against Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary Awanish Awasthi by the Allahabad High Court s Lucknow bench in a service-related matter, seeking his response by July 15.
The petitioner had said that the court on March 23 this year directed the Additional Chief Secretary to decide his representation on the declaration of result of a Departmental Promotion Committee within six weeks but the order has not been complied with.
Woman is a major and was in a relationship with him, says defence
The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a man booked under the new unlawful conversion statute in Uttar Pradesh, noting that the victim, an adult, had gone with him to a hotel room, where he allegedly raped her, “on her own sweet-will”.
The court noted that the girl and the accused “were in a relationship since long and she used to spend time with the applicant and used to travel with him”.
Sonu Rajpoot alias Zubair had last December been booked for rape, cheating and criminal intimidation and also slapped with Sections 3/5 of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religion Conversion Act by Nauchandi police in Meerut district.