284:. The persons in question were arrested while distributing food packets to persons affected by the lockdown, and had been accused of causing 'untoward incidents' and violating social distancing protocols, by the police. Mrs. Agarwal directed the police to raise awareness regarding lockdown protocols as an alternative to arrests and detention.
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that took place within their jurisdiction. The case established the legal principle that residence cannot be the determining factor in the High Court's exercise of jurisdiction. In March 2020, she was part of a five-judge bench of the
Allahabad High Court which established the principle that persons
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As a judge, Mrs. Agarwal has co-authored a number of significant rulings in Indian constitutional law. In May 2020, she and two other judges established the principle that the High Court of
Allahabad could exercise jurisdiction over persons who lived outside their jurisdiction, if the case concerned
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