"Ensure No Repeat Of '2019 Liquor Tragedy'; Pursue Criminal Cases Diligently": Allahabad High Court To UP Govt

Dealing with a Public Interest Litigation plea filed in respect of liquor tragedy which occurred in District Barabanki and District Sitapur in May, 2019, the Allahabad High Court recently asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to ensure that in future, these types of incidents do not occur.The Bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Jaspreet Singh also said that it expects that all. Dealing with a Public Interest Litigation plea filed in respect of liquor tragedy which occurred in District Barabanki and District Sitapur in May, 2019, the Allahabad High Court recently asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to ensure that in future, these types of incidents do not occur. The Bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Jaspreet Singh also said that it expects that all the criminal cases registered and the departmental proceedings initiated against the guilty officers in this case be pursued diligently so as to take them to their logical end. In view of this, noting that it was evident that the action has been taken by the State, though, after the writ petition was filed before the Court, the Court had disposed of the plea by observing thus: "We expect that all the criminal cases registered and will the departmental proceedings initiated against the guilty officers be pursued diligently to take them to their logical end and ensure that in future these types of incidents do not occur."