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Allahabad HC Criticises UP Govt for Using Goondas Act as a ‘Tool of Oppression’ - (14 Sep 2026)

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Allahabad High Court criticised the UP government for persistently using the Goondas Act as a “tool of oppression”. It quashed orders declaring a Gonda resident a ‘Goonda’ and externing him from the district for six months under the UP Control of Goondas Act, 1970.

Tags : UP CONTROL OF GOONDAS ACT; TOOL OF OPPRESSION; RESIDENT  

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