Shekhar Kumar Yadav

Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav (born 16 April 1964) is an Indian judge who is serving currently in the Allahabad High Court since 12 December 2019.[1]

Contentious comments

Yadav is known for his public support for Hindu nationalism, which was seen as a sharp departure from the standard norms of the Judiciary of India. He has publicly supported ban on cow slaughter in India & implementation of a Uniform Civil Code. Some of his famous comments are —

Scientists believe the cow is the only animal that inhales and exhales oxygen. This [cow's milk] gives special energy to sunrays, which ultimately causes rain. Panchgavya which is made of cow milk, curd, ghee, urine and cow dung helps in treatment of several incurable diseases.[2]

Parliament must bring law to pay ‘rashtriya samman’ (national honour) to Lord Ram, Lord Krishna, Ramayan and its author Valmiki besides Gita and its author Maharishi Ved Vyas, as they are the culture and heritage of the country[3]

Cow is the culture of India and the work of saving the culture is of every citizen living in the country irrespective of religion. Fundamental right is not only the prerogative of beef eaters, rather, those who worship the cow and are financially dependent on cows, also have the right to lead a meaningful life. India will prosper only if cows are revered.[4]

In December 2024, Justice Yadav courted controversy by using derogatory slurs against Muslims in India & mocking the practice of Islamic circumcision while delivering a speech at an event in Prayagraj organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.[5] A motion of impeachment against him on grounds of promoting majoritarianism & hate-speech has been initiated in the Parliament.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Hon'ble Mr. Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav". www.allahabadhighcourt.in. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Scientists believe cow only animal that inhales, exhales oxygen: Allahabad HC judge". The Economic Times. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  3. ^ Jaiswal, Anuja; Pandey, Rajesh Kumar (10 October 2021). "Bring law to honour Ram, Krishna, says Allahabad high court judge". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  4. ^ Scroll Staff. "Declare cow national animal, protecting it should be a fundamental right of Hindus: Allahabad HC". Scroll.in. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  5. ^ "HC judge's speech sparks massive political uproar". Hindustan Times. 10 December 2024. Archived from the original on 14 February 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Motion to impeach justice Yadav stalled due to forged signature: Dhankhar". Hindustan Times. 22 July 2025. Archived from the original on 22 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.