Recently, the Allahabad HC stated that the first bona fide is to be proven to seek the benefit of whistle Blowers Protection Act 2011.
The bench consists of Justices Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Om Prakash Shukla was dealing with the petition filed for quashing the order/letter issued by the Superintendent of Jail (Headquarter), Jail Administration and Reform Services, U.P., Lucknow on behalf of Opposite party No.3.
The petition has also been filed to direct the opposite parties 1 to 4 to improve the condition of all the Jails situated in the State of U.P. including District Jail Moradabad as well as to improve the inhuman condition of prisoners with respect to proper place of their living and sleeping, jail barracks, clothing, toilets, food, medical and interview (Mulaqat) in their respetive Jail -2- premises in a dignified manner in view of the provisions of Article 21, 22, 38 and 39 of the Constitution of India.
High Court noted that counsel for the petitioner does not dispute that the petitioner is a dismissed government employee, who was dismissed while working as Jailor at District Jail, Moradabad. The documents and materials available on this writ petition clearly and manifestly reveal that camouflaging this petition as public interest litigation essentially the petitioner has sought that some direction may be issued to take some action against the alleged irregularities and misconducts on the part of the respondent no.6.
Further, the bench stated that Counsel for...
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