Uttar Pradesh government seems determined to use Goonda Act as tool of harassment: Allahabad High Court
India's Allahabad High Court criticised the Uttar Pradesh government's use of the Goonda Act, suggesting it is being employed to intimidate individuals. The bench set aside a district magistrate's order that labeled Zahid Ali a 'goonda' and ordered his six‑month exile from Gonda district, describing the action as unwarranted and a misuse of the law.