LAWS(ALL)-2017-9-16

AMIT NEGI Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH

Decided On September 05, 2017
Amit Negi Appellant
V/S
STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) By means of this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, petitioner, a practising Advocate of this Court, has challenged the legality and validity of the first information report dated 16.06.2017 lodged by the respondent no. 4 implicating him and other co-accused registered as case crime no. 0329 of 2017 under Sections 419/420/467/468/471/409 IPC, Police Station Cantt. District Allahabad.

(2.) It may be pertinent to note at this stage that first information report was lodged in pursuance of an order dated 29.05.2017 passed by a Division Bench of this Court in Public Interest Litigation (PIL) No. 1330 of 2017, Lawyers Civilian Society through its Secretary v. State of U. P. and others. We called for the record of PIL from the registry. On perusal thereof, we find that PIL was filed seeking the following reliefs :

(3.) PIL was preferred by a society by the name of Lawyers Civilian Society claiming to be a society of lawyers working for the betterment of health and environment condition of Allahabad city as well as other parts of the country.