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U.P. Control of Goondas Act, 1970

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RAJESH GOSWAMIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Rajesh Goswami filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition challenging a show‑cause notice dated 05‑05‑2026 issued by the Additional District Magistrate under Section 3(1) of the U.P. Control of Goondas Act, 1970. He contended that the notice was vague, illegal and that he was wholly innocent. The …

PRATHAM SHARMAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Petitioner Pratham Sharma filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking a mandamus directing the Commissioner, Meerut Division, to decide his pending appeal (No. 2210/2026) and stay application under Section 6 of the U.P. Control of Goondas Act, 1970, and to restrain any coercive action arising …

DHARMESH NISHADversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

The petitioner, Dharmesh Nishad, filed a reply under Section 3(1) of the U.P. Control of Goondas Act, 1970 to a notice dated 10 April 2026. The authority (respondent 3) subsequently ordered his externment from the boundaries of District Basti for six months on 15 June 2026. Aggrieved, the petitioner …

TEJVEER @ VISHNUversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Petitioner Tejveer @ Vishnu was externed from the boundaries of Mathura district for six months under Section 3(1) of the U.P. Control of Goondas Act, 1970. He filed an appeal and a stay application before the Divisional Commissioner, Agra Division, challenging the externment order. The appeal was …

VIJIT TYAGI @ BABBU TYAGI @ BABLUversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Petitioner Vijit Tyagi challenged an order dated 17.07.2026 by the District Magistrate, Hapur, which externed him for six months under Sections 3/4 of the U.P. Control of Goondas Act, 1970, based on eleven pending cases. He filed an appeal (No. 1856 of 2026) under Section 6 of the same Act before …

KESHAN PALversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Keshan Pal was subjected to a six‑month externment order dated 16‑03‑2026 under Section 3(3) of the U.P. Control of Goondas Act, 1970. He appealed the order to the Divisional Commissioner, Prayagraj, under Section 6 of the same Act and simultaneously filed a stay application, but no order was passed …

PUSHPENDRA SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Petitioner Pushpendra Singh challenged an order dated 20.03.2026 passed under Section 3(3) of the U.P. Control of Goondas Act, 1970 which externed him from Bareilly district for three months. He filed an appeal under Section 6 of the same Act (Appeal No.702 of 2026) and a stay application against …

DILSHAD KHAN @ BHOORE @ BHOORAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

The petitioner Dilshad Khan filed a writ petition under Article 226 challenging an order dated 03.02.2026 that externed him for six months under Sections 3 and 4 of the U.P. Control of Goondas Act, 1970. He argued that two of the four cases on which the externment was based were either quashed or …

KISHAN URF KRISHNA MISHRAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

Kishan Urf Krishna Mishra filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking a mandamus directing the Commissioner, Gorakhpur Division, to decide a stay application and an appeal filed under Section 6 of the U.P. Control of Goondas Act, 1970, and to stay the order of the District Magistrate that …

SATENDRAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

The petitioner challenged an externment order issued under Section 3 of the U.P. Control of Goondas Act, which was based on two pending criminal cases. The High Court examined the statutory definition of "goonda" and held that the term requires a pattern of habitual offences, not merely one or two …