Criminal Proceedings Against Doctor Critical Of UP Government Set Aside

Dr Kafeel Khan called today Allahabad High Court ruling 'victory of the people and Indian democracy'.

The Allahabad High Court today set aside, on technical grounds, criminal proceedings against Dr Kafeel Khan in a case involving an alleged inflammatory speech he gave on the subject of the Citizenship Amendment Act at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in 2019. Justice Gautam Chowdhary agreed with Dr Khan's plea that the mandatory prior permission of the Uttar Pradesh government was not taken by the police before filing a chargesheet before an Aligarh magistrate. The judge has now sent the case back to the local court asking it to follow the right procedure. "This is a big victory for the people of India and restores our faith in Judiciary. Yogi Adityanath government's high-handedness with the people of Uttar Pradesh has been completely exposed by this ruling of the Honorable Allahabad High Court," Dr Khan said in a statement on the order. "We also hope this brave judgement will give hope to all the pro-democracy citizens and activists languishing in jails across India. Long live Indian Democracy."