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- Lawyers of the Jalaun District Bar Association have announced a boycott of revenue courts from Tuesday (August 5) over misconduct allegations against Sub-District Magistrate (Judicial) Rinku Singh Rahi, saying they had complained to the District Magistrate three times about one-sided orders and alleged rude behaviour in court.
- The SDM has denied the charges, saying he works strictly by the rules, and shared a video of nearly three hours of court proceedings to show his conduct was normal.
- If the boycott continues, hearings on land, mutation (dakhil-kharij), demarcation and other revenue matters could be stalled, affecting hundreds of litigants.
- The district administration is monitoring the situation and efforts are on to end the standoff.
What to watch next
- Whether the boycott continues on Tuesday and how many revenue court hearings are affected
- Any talks between the Bar Association and the district administration to resolve the standoff
- The status of the pending ADM and ASP inquiry into the June 23 cold storage incident involving the SDM
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Named India · District Magistrate Rakesh Kumar Pandey · District Jalaun Bar Association · Omnarayan Singh · Rinku Singh Rahi
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