LAWS(ALL)-2001-8-14

ATIQUE AHMED Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH

Decided On August 31, 2001
ATIQUE AHMED Appellant
V/S
STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) All these three writ petitions which are being heard together have been placed today for further hearing.

(2.) In Crl. Misc. Writ Petition No. 1911 of 2001 the prayer of the petitioner Atique Ahmad, who happens to be a Member of Legislative Assembly for the last 12 years continuously and claims to be popular equally between Hindus and Muslims belonging to Apna Dal, has come up with following prayers :-

(3.) On 20-7-2001 when we had proceeded to hear Sri Siddharth Shankar Ray, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the prayers made in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 1911 of 2001 and Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 2391 of 2001 to some extent the learned Government Advocates Sri Mahendra Pratap as well as Sri Tripathi, appearing on behalf of the respondents raised a preliminary objection to our hearing challenging the very maintainability of these writ petitions.