The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has stayed the operation of a summoning order issued by the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Hardoi, in a defamation case, citing a “complete non application of mind” by the lower court. Justice Indrajeet Shukla passed the order after noting that the CJM had recorded perusing a “postmortem report” while
Allahabad HC Stays Defamation Proceedings; Seeks Explanation from CJM for Referencing ‘Postmortem Report’ in Defamation Summoning Order
