RAKESH KUMAR SINGH Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner has come up with a prayer to quash the notice dated 30-8-1995 issued by the District Magistrate, Etawah under Section 3 (1) of the U. P. Control of Goondas Act, 1970. A further prayer has been made to command the respondent No. 2 not to proceed and take any action against the petitioner pur suant to the aforementioned notice.

(2.) ON 14-9-1995, the following in terim order was passed by this Court: "learned Additional Government Advo cate prays for and is granted three weeks time to file counter- affidavit List this petition im mediately thereafter. Until further order peti tioner will not be arrested in pursuance of the notice dated 30-8-1995 issued under U. P. Control of Goondas Act, 1970. Petitioner will show cause within 10 days from today, if not already shown the cause in pursuance of the impugned notice. It will be open to District Magistrate, Etawah to proceed with the notice without arresting the peti tioner. "

(3.) FOLLOWING the aforementioned de cision in Babban Chaudhary, we decline to accede to the request made by the peti tioner.