“Security Has Become a Status Symbol”: Allahabad High Court Issues Strong Remarks on Petition Demanding Protection
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has delivered a stern observation on a petition seeking police protection, emphasizing that taxpayers’ money cannot be used to create a privileged class.
Hearing the petition filed by Vikas Chaudhary and others, a bench comprising Justice Saral Srivastava and Justice Sudhanshu Chauhan remarked that determining the nature of threat and the provision of security should be left entirely to the concerned authorities. The Court stated that there is no need for judicial intervention in such matters.
Security Should Not Be a Status Symbol
The bench noted that taking security from the state has increasingly become a symbol of status. The Court clarified that under Article 226, it cannot direct authorities to provide security to any individual. The asses...









