Allahabad HC reserves order on UP’s ‘name and shame’ hoardings case for Monday  

The Allahabad High Court which on Sunday (March 8) censured the Uttar Pradesh government for putting up hoardings of anti-CAA protesters in Lucknow, has reserved its judgement in the case for 2 pm, Monday (March 9).

A division bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Ramesh Sinha during the hearing of the case, said the act was an “insult of the state and its public” and was “highly unjust” and an absolute “encroachment” on the personal liberty of the people who were named and shamed in the hoarding.

Posters had come up at major road crossings in Lucknow late on Thursday night on the directions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, an official had said.

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In Lucknow, around 50 people were identified by police as alleged rioters and were served notices.

Activist-politician Sadaf Jafar and former IPS officer S R Darapuri were among those whose photos appeared on the posters.

The people whose posters have been put up have reportedly been asked by the state government to pay compensation for damage to public property during anti-CAA protests, or have their properties seized.

(With inputs from agencies)