'Disgusting': Allahabad High Court Slams Registry Officials, Clerks For Using 'Reddish Saliva' To Turn Court Papers
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has taken a stern view on saliva being used by registry officers, clerks for turning pages of the petitions, applications and other documents placed before the Court.While dealing with an application under Section 482 CrPC, Justice Shree Prakash Singh observed,“since morning that in more than ten petitions/ applications, reddish colour saliva...
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has taken a stern view on saliva being used by registry officers, clerks for turning pages of the petitions, applications and other documents placed before the Court.
While dealing with an application under Section 482 CrPC, Justice Shree Prakash Singh observed,
“since morning that in more than ten petitions/ applications, reddish colour saliva is used for turning over the pages of the paper book, before placing it to this Court. Possibility of using it at certain level, like the stage of filing of paper book/ petitions/ applications, either by the Clerk, Oath Commissioner or the Officers/ Officials, who are dealing with the matter in the Registry and in the Office of G.A. and C.S.C. This is an highly unhygienic situation, which is not only disgusting and condemnable, but at the same time it shows the lack of basic civic sense.”
Justice Singh observed that these practises, if not curbed, will lead to spreading of infections to persons who would come in contact with such papers.
The Court directed the Registrar as well as other officers deployed in his office to not accept any document with “Saliva Spot” on the them.
The Court also directed the Government Advocate and Chief Standing Counsel to issue written directions to ensure that the directions given by the Court are also followed at their Office.