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Goondas Act used as tool of oppression by Uttar Pradesh bureaucrats, state: Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court raps Uttar Pradesh officials for misusing Goondas Act, awards Rs 50,000 damages to petitioner. Court warns bureaucracy of punitive action for illegal orders.
The court awarded Rs 50,000 as damages to petitioner Abhishek Tyagi against whom proceedings under Goonda Act were initiated.