In an intriguing development, the Allahabad High Court issued a personal notice to former Uttar Pradesh DGP Prashant Kumar (IPS:1990:UP) on Friday while hearing a criminal writ petition. The court has sought Kumar’s explanation for using objectionable language in his official letter.
The High Court ordered the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Lucknow, to serve the notice within 48 hours through the DGP. The DGP will then send the notice to the former DGP at his current residence. The court also directed the Registrar (Compliance) to communicate the order to the CJM, Lucknow, within 48 hours.
This order was passed by a division bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Tarun Saxena while hearing a criminal petition filed by a lawyer named Amit Kumar Singh alias Sonu.
Prashant Kumar, who was earlier posted as ADG (Law and Order), has been directed to file a personal affidavit in response to the notice, providing an explanation regarding his official letter, which contained objectionable language.
The High Court deemed the language used in paragraph one of that letter “objectionable” and directed the former ADG to file a show-cause affidavit through his current residence address, explaining the objectionable language.
It should be pointed out here that Kumar was appointed as the Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) in December 2025.
The next hearing will be held on April 28.
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