Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, a sitting judge of the Allahabad High Court, attended an event today organized by the Vishva Hindu Parishad's legal cell, where he delivered a lecture on the topic, "Uniform Civil Code: A Constitutional Necessity.".The VHP legal cell notified that the event commenced at 10:30 AM in the Library Hall on the court premises, with another sitting High Court judge, Justice Dinesh Pathak, inaugurating the session by lighting the ceremonial lamp.The event also included discussions on topics such as the Waqf Board Act and Religious conversion – its causes and potential solutions. .As per information provided on the VHP website, the organisation was established in 1964 to unite the Hindu community, protect the Hindu religion, and serve society.In September this year, a debate had erupted on social media after Union Minister of State for Law and Justice (independent charge) Arjun Ram Meghwal posted a tweet on his official X handle featuring images from a VHP event in Delhi attended by several retired Supreme Court and High Court judges.A functionary in the VHP, speaking on the condition of anonymity, had informed Bar & Bench that two sitting Delhi High Court judges also attended the event. However, when VHP President was officially contacted regarding the same, he denied their presence..Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav had garnered attention in 2021 for his remarks on cows and Lord Ram. While denying bail to a person charged under the Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act in Uttar Pradesh, he observed that the cow is an integral part of Indian culture and should be declared the national animal.In another order issued the same year, Justice Shekhar Kumar Gupta observed that Lord Ram, Lord Krishna, the Ramayana, the Gita, and their authors Maharishi Valmiki and Maharishi Ved Vyas are integral to the country’s heritage and should be accorded national honor through legislation passed by the Indian Parliament.
