A Division Bench of Justices Suneet Kumar and Rajendra Kumar-IV had noted in the orders under challenge that the officials committed contempt of court by suppressing material facts. It thus ordered,
“Accordingly, officers present in the Court, namely, Shri Shahid Manzar Abbas Rizvi, Secretary (Finance) U.P. Lucknow and Shri Sarayu Prasad Mishra, Special Secretary (Finance) are taken into custody. They shall be produced before the Court tomorrow, i.e., 20 April 2023, at 11:00 am for framing of charge. Issue bailable warrants to Chief Secretary, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, and Dr. Prashant Trivedi, Additional Chief Secretary (Finance) U.P. Lucknow, through the concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate, to ensure their presence before this Court on 20 April 2023.”
Source: Barandbench
