<p>In a relief to senior Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday refused to accept a prayer for issuing directions for the lodging of an FIR against him over an alleged hate speech.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Lucknow bench of the court also refused to issue a writ of ‘quo warranto’ (right to hold an office or governmental privilege) against him in the matter.<br /><br />However, the court issued a notice to Azam and sought a reply from him within six weeks on whether, being a state Cabinet Minister, he can hold the office of the Chancellor of Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar University.<br /><br />A division bench of Justices Devi Prasad Singh and Arvind Kumar Tripathi passed the order on a writ petition filed by two persons seeking a direction in the nature of quo warranto against Azam asking him to explain.<br /><br />A direction was also sought in the plea for the lodging of an FIR against the Minister in connection with an alleged hate speech by him targeting a cleric.<br /><br />The petitioners’ counsel Ashok Pandey alleged that despite being a Cabinet Minister, Azam was holding the post of Chancellor of Jauhar University, which is an office of profit and hence against the law.<br /><br />The court fixed the next date of hearing after two months.<br /></p>
<p>In a relief to senior Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday refused to accept a prayer for issuing directions for the lodging of an FIR against him over an alleged hate speech.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Lucknow bench of the court also refused to issue a writ of ‘quo warranto’ (right to hold an office or governmental privilege) against him in the matter.<br /><br />However, the court issued a notice to Azam and sought a reply from him within six weeks on whether, being a state Cabinet Minister, he can hold the office of the Chancellor of Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar University.<br /><br />A division bench of Justices Devi Prasad Singh and Arvind Kumar Tripathi passed the order on a writ petition filed by two persons seeking a direction in the nature of quo warranto against Azam asking him to explain.<br /><br />A direction was also sought in the plea for the lodging of an FIR against the Minister in connection with an alleged hate speech by him targeting a cleric.<br /><br />The petitioners’ counsel Ashok Pandey alleged that despite being a Cabinet Minister, Azam was holding the post of Chancellor of Jauhar University, which is an office of profit and hence against the law.<br /><br />The court fixed the next date of hearing after two months.<br /></p>