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Allahabad High Court Bars Lawyers or Litigants From Carrying Inside Court Premises In UP, Asked Judicial Officers To Lodge FIRIn Case Of Violations

The Allahabad High Court in the case Amandeep Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 2 Others observed that cases of persons who are carrying firearms inside court premises were on the rise. The bench headed by Justice Pankaj Bhatia in the case observed and has stated that despite a specific […]

The Allahabad High Court in the case Amandeep Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 2 Others observed that cases of persons who are carrying firearms inside court premises were on the rise. The bench headed by Justice Pankaj Bhatia in the case observed and has stated that despite a specific bar in Rule 614-A of The General Rules, Civil on carrying of arms in the premises of Court and  directions passed by the Allahabad High Court in the Public Interest Litigation,  PIL No.2436 of 2019 In Re  Suo Moto which relates to Security and Protection in All Court Campuses in the State of Uttar Pradesh, firearms were being carried within the premises of the Court.  The Allahabad High Court issued the following directions in the matter: 1.All the District Judges and all the Judicial Officers who are working in the entire State of Uttar Pradesh shall take steps for registration of the cases filed under The Arms Act against any person whether it is a litigant or a lawyer carrying arms within the premises of court and shall forward a request to the District Magistrate or the Licensing Authority of the concerned area for taking immediate steps for cancellation of the arms license. 2.The District Judges and the Judicial Officers as well as the Security In-Charge of the District Courts are bound in the matter to take steps for registration of FIRs or complaints against the person carrying arms within the Court premises as it is defined under Explanation II to Rule 614-A of The General Rules, Civil and to forward such report to the Licensing Authority in order to take immediate steps for cancellation of the arms license. 3.The Licensing Authority under the Arms Act shall stake steps for cancellation of the arms license in respect of a person found or alleged to be carrying arms. 4.Any person who is being found carrying ‘Arms’ in the entire Court premises including common areas, Court rooms, lawyers’  chambers, Bar Associations,  Canteens, and other public  areas within the entire Court premises would be deemed to be constituting breach of ‘public peace’ or ‘public safety’ for the purpose of exercise of powers as it is stated under Section 17(3)(b) of the Arms Act. The court while considering the facts and circumstances of the case observed and has directed the Registrar General to place a copy of the order before all concerned Judicial Officers in the State as well as to Secretary, Home, State of U.P. for compliance as well as to Bar Council of India and Bar Council of the State for taking steps for sensitizing lawyers for not carrying Arms in the Premises of Court.

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