The Allahabad High Court reportedly slammed registry officials and clerks for using 'reddish saliva' to turn court papers.

According to Live Law , the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court took a stern view on registry officers and clerks using saliva to turn pages of petitions, applications, and other documents placed before the court.

While dealing with an application under Section 482 CrPC, Justice Shree Prakash Singh observed, “Since morning, in more than 10 petitions/ applications, reddish colour saliva is used for turning over the pages of the paper book, before placing it to this court."

"Possibility of using it at certain level, like the stage of filing of paper book/ petitions/ applications, either by the Clerk, Oath Commissioner or the Officers/ Officials, who are de

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