Justice J.J. Munir Archives

Allahabad HC takes judicial notice of petitioners being harassed by encroachers & govt officials to withdraw PILs; Issues restraining order

“It has become an everyday malady of petitioners moving PILs, complaining of encroachment et cetera that the encroachers, and sometimes even officials of the Government, try to browbeat the petitioners by physical assault or threat into withdrawing the PIL.”

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‘Bar works like soldiers to secure justice for citizens’; Allahabad HC imposes Rs 25K cost on Gram Pradhan who threatened advocate with false SC/ST case

“It is sad that Members of the Bar, who virtually work like soldiers in times of peace to secure justice for citizens, are hurled with words of criticism from all quarters for the slightest human lapse or even matters beyond their control, working as they are under a very strained judicial system.”