Finding no discrepancy in the investigation of the 2007 Gorakhpur riots hate speech case, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition challenging the Uttar Pradesh government’s refusal to grant sanction to prosecute Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. A division bench, comprising Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Akhilesh Chandra Sharma, on Thursday dismissed the plea by petitioners Parwez Parvaz and Asad Hayat who wanted the investigation of the riots to be handed over to an independent agency, like the Central Bureau of Investigation, because the state was “deliberately delaying and impeding investigation”. The petitioners had last year, through their counsel S Farman Naqvi, challenged the state government’s refusal to grant sanction to prosecute Adityanath. The bench said, “In the facts and circumstances discussed, we find no material irregularities in holding investigation and state government’s refusal to grant sanction to prosecute Yogi Adityanath. Therefore, the writ petition has hereby dismissed. No cost has been imposed.”

Finding no discrepancy in the investigation of the 2007 Gorakhpur riots hate speech case, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition challenging the Uttar Pradesh government’s refusal to grant sanction to prosecute Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. A division bench, comprising Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Akhilesh Chandra Sharma, on Thursday dismissed the plea by petitioners Parwez Parvaz and Asad Hayat who wanted the investigation of the riots to be handed over to an independent agency, like the Central Bureau of Investigation, because the state was “deliberately delaying and impeding investigation”. The petitioners had last year, through their counsel S Farman Naqvi, challenged the state government’s refusal to grant sanction to prosecute Adityanath. The bench said, “In the facts and circumstances discussed, we find no material irregularities in holding investigation and state government’s refusal to grant sanction to prosecute Yogi Adityanath. Therefore, the writ petition has hereby dismissed. No cost has been imposed.”