AFR

Court No. - 46

Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 6583 of 2021

Petitioner :- Dr. Mukut Nath Verma

Respondent :- Union Of India, Through Home Secretary

Counsel for Petitioner :- Dr. Mukut Nath Verma

Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.

Hon'ble Surya Prakash Kesarwani,J.

Hon'ble Piyush Agrawal,J.

1. Heard Dr. Mukut Nath Verma, petitioner in person through video

conferencing and Sri Manish Goel, learned Additional Advocate General assisted

by Sri A.K. Sand, learned AGA for State-respondent.

2. This writ petition has been filed praying for the following relief:

"I. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus to the respondent no. 5 &

6 SHO P.S. Hazratganj Kotwali Lucknow UP and SHO Colonelganj, Prayagraj, UP to

lodge FIRs on the basis of complaints dated 22.12.2020 and 07.07.2021 respectively

under Section 154 Cr P C made by the petitioner and to provide copy of the FIRs

thereof;

II. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus to the respondent no. 12

Central Bureau of Investigation for investigating (C.B.I.) both the FIRs;

III. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus to the respondent No. 1 &

2 to provide sufficient permanent security to the Petitioner in order to meet his client

Mr. Mani Lal Patidar and to prosecute the petitions before the any Authorities as

Petitioner has been receiving life threats from the agents of the Respondent no. 8, 9, 10

and 11;

IV. issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus to the respondent no. 1, 2,

3 & 4 that a meeting be arranged with the petitioner and his client Mr. Mani Lal Patidar

(IPS) so that the petitioner can collect his remaining pending fee and seek further

instructions;

V. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus to the respondent no. 2, 3

and 4 to initiate departmental proceedings against respondent no. 5,6,8, 9, 10 and 11;

VI. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus to the respondent no. 2

and 4 to suspend respondent no. 5, 6, 8, 10 and 11 so that they can not influence the

investigation any manner;

VII. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus to the respondent no. 7

to withhold the pension and all other dues of respondent no. 9 till the investigation is

completed by the Central Bureau of Investigation and a clearance is given by the

Hon'ble Courts;

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VIII. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus to the respondents

to provide protection to the life and limb of the petitioner. So that he may perform

his legal/ professional duties continuously along with his social obligations towards

weaker sections of the society and to assist/ work fearlessly through his pro bono

litigation / legal awareness program/ professional work/ litigation/ pre litigation in

Uttar Pradesh;

IX. To pass any other relief as this Court deems fit in the interest of justice, equity

and good conscience."

3. In paragraph-4 of the writ petition, the petitioner has stated that “The

petitioner is a practicing advocate in the Supreme Court of India under the

Advocates Act, 1961 registered under Bar Council of Delhi bearing Enrolment

No.D/1062/2014”. As per alleged copy of Adhar Card (issuing dated

10.11.2020), the address of the petitioner is “Khasra No.433/221, Chhattarpur

Pahari, Chhattarpur, South Delhi, 110074”. However, in writ petition, he has

given his address as “C/o 177-P, Aram Bagh, Paharganj, New Delhi-110055”.

4. In paragraphs-5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 21, 22, 29, 30, 34 and 44, the

petitioner (an advocate) has made averments basically on personal knowledge

relating to his client Mani Lal Patidar, as under:

“5. That the petitioner's client Mr. Mani Lal Patidar, aged about 32 years,

who hails from Rajasthan is young, disciplined, honest and energetic gentle

person, besides a law-abiding citizen and a farsighted IPS Officer of 2014

batch, had been assigned UP Police Cadre. He belongs to a middle-class

family having no political background. By nature, he