Allahabad: With PM Modi, CJI Khehar on stage, Adityanath says law is supreme

Facing criticism over action against illegal slaughterhouses in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today said that 'no one is above law'.

Yogi Adityanath was speaking at a function to mark 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Allahabad High Court. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India JS Khehar and UP Governor Ram Naik were among those present on the dais.

Yogi Adityanath said, "No one is above law. It is the rule of law that offers solution to a dispute. Deliberations over judicial system are invaluable. Law holds a higher position than the rulers," Yogi Adityanath said.

"Whenever there was a crisis looming over democracy in India, the Allahabad High Court has protected it. The court has given some verdicts that shaped the direction of Indian society," Yogi Adityanath said.

Weeks before national emergency was declared in 1975, the Allahabad High Court had declared the election of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi from Raebareli as invalid. Many believe this verdict challenged the authority of Indira Gandhi, who responded by imposing emergency in the country.

Speaking on the occasion, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that delivered several landmark judgements including one on the Babri mosque-Ram Janmabhoomi dispute of Ayodhya.

CJI JS Khehar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the function by lighting the lamps at the Allahabad High Court