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HC refers Gonda land row to contempt court after judge reports pressure from IAS officer

AI summaryThe Allahabad High Court's Lucknow bench has referred a matter to criminal contempt consideration after civil judge Shabina Khan alleged she was pressured by Devipatan Divisional Commissioner Durga Shakti Nagpal in a long-pending land dispute. The court observed the alleged call struck at judicial independence, while Nagpal said she only asked when the judge would resume work.

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