To challenge the recovery notice issued by the administration against former IPS SR Darapuri to compensate for the governmental losses incurred in the violence against the CAA, the Lucknow bench of the High Court has asked the government under which law 64 against the petitioner A recovery notice of Rs lakh has been issued. The next hearing of the case will be on 14 July.
The court has also asked to clarify whether at the time of the incident, any such law existed under which such a recovery notice could be issued. The court also sought to know whether Darapuri was given a hearing before issuing the recovery notice. The order was passed by a single-member bench of Justice Rajan Rai on a petition filed by Darapuri.
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The petitioner said that the recovery notice has been issued illegally. It has also been said that in the event of which the said recovery notice has been issued, he was not involved in that incident. It was also said that he was not given full opportunity to hear before issuing the recovery notice.
Violence during the demonstrations against the CAA last December destroyed much of the government property. After taking strict action on which recovery notice was issued against the accused involved in the violence. SR Darapuri was also arrested by the police in connection with the violence. He was later granted bail by the court.
