HC takes cognizance of PIL plea against ‘Hindu’ courts

 Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday sought response of the Uttar Pradesh government on a PIL plea urging the court to intervene in the alleged constitution of Hindu courts on the pattern of Sharia courts by an organisation in several western districts of the state. 

A bench comprising Chief Justice DB Bhosale and Justice Yashwant Varma asked the petitioner, Ankit Singh, to implead Puja Sakun Pandey, a judge of the purported "Hindu Court". It asked counsel for the state government to apprise it of their stand on September 11.

Singh, has filed the plea citing media reports that claimed a decision was taken by a Hindu organisation to constitute Hindu courts in every district on the pattern of Sharia courts of Islam and urged the high court to intervene.