(): The ‘benami’ properties of Atiq Ahmed worth Rs 12.5 crore will soon be attached under provisions of the Gangsters Act. Paper work for property attachment is almost complete. Atiq had purchased a huge plot of land of 23,447 sq mt in Ghauspur Katahula near Prayagraj airport in the name of a construction labour in 2015. The police had recovered papers related to registry of the above plot from Vibhuti Khand flat of Lucknow. When the papers were scrutinised, it was found that the land was purchased at the rate which was much below the circle rate of the area. Land worth over Rs 12 crore was purchased for Rs 2 crore. The labour, who gets Rs 400 to 500 per day, spilled the beans and told the police that actually the above property belonged to Atiq.
Committee constituted: The Allahabad High Court has constituted a committee under the chairmanship of Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta to look into the grievances raised at the Bar regarding the incident that took place in Hapur. The committee shall hold its meeting in the committee room of the Allahabad High Court at 11 am on September 16. Under the directions of the committee the persons aggrieved in the incident/members of the public concerned have been informed that they may place their grievance/relevant material in the matter, before the committee for its consideration.
Meanwhile, judicial work in the Allahabad High Court as well as in the district courts of Uttar Pradesh has been adversely hit for the last 15 days due to a strike by lawyers protesting against the lack of any positive decision by the government regarding an incident of lathicharge on advocates in Hapur.
While the lawyers of the High Court continue to abstain from judicial work on a call from the High Court Bar Association.