Overview

• Justice Shree Prakash Singh of the Lucknow Bench called the practice of using saliva to turn pages “disgusting” and “highly unhygienic.”
• The court instructed the Senior Registrar and registry staff to screen filings and refuse any petition, application, or paper book with saliva spots.
• The Government Advocate and Chief Standing Counsel were told to issue written directions to prevent the practice in their offices.
• Coverage linked the reddish marks to paan-related habits in Uttar Pradesh and noted earlier cleanliness crackdowns in state institutions.
• In the underlying Bahraich land-dispute hearing, the High Court issued notice and stayed both the SDM’s 2022 attachment order and the 2025 revisional order until the next listing in October.