Hearing On Plea Against Union Minister's Murder Case Acquittal Deferred
NDTV
The case involving Union minister Ajay Mishra pertains to the murder of Prabhat Gupta in Lakhimpur Kheri in 2000.
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday deferred till October 17 hearing on an appeal filed by the Uttar Pradesh government in 2004 against Union minister Ajay Mishra's acquittal in an over 20-year-old murder case.
Justices Ramesh Sinha and Renu Agrawal of the Lucknow bench of the high court passed the order. The case pertains to the murder of Prabhat Gupta which took place in Lakhimpur Kheri in 2000.
In the course of the hearing, Ajay Mishra's lawyer apprised the bench that the minister had sought transfer of hearing in the case to the principal bench of the Allahabad High Court but the chief justice refused to accept the plea.
The lawyer said Mr Mishra then moved the Supreme Court where his petition is likely to be taken up within the next few days and hence, the hearing on the appeal should be postponed till then.
