Lucknow, May 24: The Allahabad High Court has imposed a fine of ₹20,000 each on the Lucknow District Magistrate and the Additional District Magistrate Judicial after finding that the officials acted without jurisdiction in a land-related matter, forcing a petitioner to seek judicial protection against administrative overreach.
The court noted that the petitioner’s name was already recorded in revenue records and that he was being unnecessarily troubled.
The court held that the District Magistrate did not even consider whether he had jurisdiction in the matter before accepting the complaint. It also criticised the ADM Judicial for passing an order without proper consideration or satisfaction, resulting in hardship to the petitioner.
The court said the fine was necessary because their actions had forced the petitioner to approach the High Court to safeguard his rights.
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