ATIQ AHMAD Vs. CHIEF MINISTER U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) PARITOSH K. Mukherjee, J. I have heard Sri S. S. Bhatnagar, former Advocate General and learned counsel for Sri Atiq Ahmad, assisted by Sri D. S. Misra and Smt. Poonam Srivastava, as well as, Sri P. P. Srivastava, learned Additional Advocate General appearing for the State and assisted by learned Standing Counsel.

(2.) MY learned Brother, Ganguly, J. has elaborately dealt with the facts of the case, in his judgment, which has been dictated just now. Therefore, without repeating the facts of the case, I proceed to add my views.

(3.) ALTHOUGH, on different times, Hon'ble Supreme Court has laid down law relating to 'anticipatory writs', as reported in State of M. P. v. Bhai Lal Bhai, AIR 1964 SC 1006; D. A. V. College v. State of Punjab, AIR 1971 SO 1731; and sitting as Single Bench at Calcutta High Court, I have had also occasion to confront with such type of cases, which are enumerated herein below;