Meerut: The Allahabad high court on Tuesday stayed the three-month externment order against CCSU student leader Shan Mohd, passed by Meerut’s Additional District Magistrate (Administration) on September 26 under Sections 3/4 of the UP Control of Goondas Act, 1970. Mohd is west in-charge of Bhim Army Chhatra Sabha.
CCSU student leaders had protested at the Meerut commissioner’s office on October 21, seeking cancellation of the order. Stay updated with the latest Bareilly news.
The state counsel said three cases are registered against him, making him a habitual offender. The court said it could not examine the order on merits as the appeal was pending. Mohd alleged police had built a “fabricated story” to invoke the Act. “Truth can be troubled, not defeated,” he said, thanking all who protested.
His counsel argued that proceedings were initiated on the basis of just three cases. Bhim Army Chhatra Sabha and Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) supporters also demonstrated at the DM office. Students celebrated the relief. Download the TOI App.
Hearing his writ petition, the court directed the Meerut divisional commissioner to decide his stay application within one month and his appeal under Section 6 of the Act within two months of production of a certified copy of the order. The stay will remain in force until either is decided.