ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT DIRECTS JUDICIAL OFFICER TO EXPLAIN PASSING OF TWO CONTRADICTORY ORDERS ON SAME DAY IN SAME CASE

The Allahabad High Court in the case observed and has directed the then Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate of Ghaziabad to file his personal affidavit for passing two contradictory orders on the same day in the same case.

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The counsel appearing for applicant submitted before the court that applicant had to lodged a complaint with Economic Offences Wing and filed an FIR under Section 420, Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, IPC, and Section 7 and Section 13(1) (A) and Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

It was also argued before the court that as a counterblast, defamation suit was filed by Ankur Garg, the opposite party, against the applicant in Ghaziabad due to the offences which are being published in various news articles.

Further, it was argued that the name of the applicant was not being mentioned in any of the news articles.