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{{Short description|Judge at the Allahabad High Court}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
'''Shekhar Kumar Yadav''' (born 16 April 1964) is an Indian judge serving in the [[Allahabad High Court]] since 12 December 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hon'ble Mr. Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav|url=http://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/service/judgeDetail.jsp?id=319|access-date=2021-11-05|website=www.allahabadhighcourt.in}}</ref> His position as judge has been in the spotlight following reportedly Islamophobic comments he made in December 2024 at an event of the right-wing [[Vishva Hindu Parishad|Vishwa Hindu Parishad]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaur |first=Simran |date=2025-06-18 |title=All India Lawyer's Association for Justice revives demand for in-house inquiry against Justice Shekhar Yadav, seven months after hate speech |url=https://theleaflet.in/leaflet-reports/all-india-lawyers-association-for-justice-revives-demand-for-in-house-inquiry-against-justice-shekhar-yadav-seven-months-after-hate-speech |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=The Leaflet |language=en}}</ref> Calls for his removal include an impeachment motion initiated against him in [[Parliament of India|Parliament]] seeking his removal as judge on grounds of promoting [[majoritarianism]] and [[Hate speech in India|hate speech]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Justice Yadav 'hate speech' case: An acid test for the Supreme Court |url=https://www.scobserver.in/journal/justice-yadav-hate-speech-case-an-acid-test-for-the-supreme-court/ |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=Supreme Court Observer |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2025-06-09 |title=SC dropped probe on Allahabad HC judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav after Rajya Sabha alert |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sc-probe-on-hc-judge-dropped-after-rajya-sabha-alert-101749410048411.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250609091000/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sc-probe-on-hc-judge-dropped-after-rajya-sabha-alert-101749410048411.html |archive-date=2025-06-09 |access-date=2025-07-27 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en-us}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2025-06-24 |title=Notice against Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav pending, 50 MPs confirm signing |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/notice-against-justice-shekhar-kumar-yadav-pending-50-mps-confirm-signing-10084299/ |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=The Case of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav Needs Firm and Transparent Handling |url=https://thewire.in/law/the-case-of-justice-shekhar-kumar-yadav-supreme-court-judiciary |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=The Wire |language=en}}</ref>

== Contentious comments ==
Yadav is known for his public support for [[Hindu nationalism]], which was seen as a sharp departure from the standard norms of the [[Judiciary of India]]. He has publicly supported ban on [[Cattle slaughter in India|cow slaughter in India]] & implementation of a [[Uniform Civil Code]]. Some of his famous comments are —
{{Blockquote|text=Scientists believe the cow is the only animal that inhales and exhales oxygen. This [cow's milk] gives special energy to sunrays, which ultimately causes rain. [[Panchgavya]] which is made of cow milk, curd, ghee, urine and cow dung helps in treatment of several incurable diseases.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Scientists believe cow only animal that inhales, exhales oxygen: Allahabad HC judge|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/cow-exhales-oxygen-not-carbon-dioxide-allahabad-hc-judge/articleshow/85891230.cms|access-date=2021-11-05}}</ref>|author=}}{{Blockquote|text=Parliament must bring law to pay ‘rashtriya samman’ (national honour) to [[Lord Ram]], [[Lord Krishna]], [[Ramayana|Ramayan]] and its author [[Valmiki]] besides [[Gita]] and its author [[Vyasa|Maharishi Ved Vyas]], as they are the culture and heritage of the country<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Jaiswal|first1=Anuja|last2=Pandey|first2=Rajesh Kumar|date=October 10, 2021|title=Bring law to honour Ram, Krishna, says Allahabad high court judge|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bring-law-to-honour-ram-krishna-says-allahabad-high-court-judge/articleshow/86903410.cms|access-date=2021-11-05|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>|author=}}{{Blockquote|text=Cow is the culture of India and the work of saving the culture is of every citizen living in the country irrespective of religion. Fundamental right is not only the prerogative of beef eaters, rather, those who worship the cow and are financially dependent on cows, also have the right to lead a meaningful life. India will prosper only if cows are revered.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Scroll Staff|title=Declare cow national animal, protecting it should be a fundamental right of Hindus: Allahabad HC|url=https://scroll.in/latest/1004351/declare-cow-national-animal-make-its-protection-a-fundamental-right-of-hindus-allahabad-hc|access-date=2021-11-05|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref>|author=}}In December 2024, Yadav courted controversy by using derogatory slurs against [[Islam in India|Muslims in India]] & mocking the practice of [[Khitan (circumcision)|Islamic circumcision]] while delivering a speech at an event in [[Prayagraj]] organised by the [[Vishva Hindu Parishad|Vishwa Hindu Parishad]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-12-10 |title=HC judge's speech sparks massive political uproar |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/hc-judge-s-speech-sparks-massive-political-uproar-101733821493699.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214061810/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/hc-judge-s-speech-sparks-massive-political-uproar-101733821493699.html |archive-date=2025-02-14 |access-date=2025-07-23 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en-us}}</ref> Amid calls for sacking him, a motion of impeachment against him on grounds of promoting [[majoritarianism]] & [[Hate speech in India|hate-speech]] has been initiated in the [[Parliament of India|Parliament]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-07-22 |title=Motion to impeach justice Yadav stalled due to forged signature: Dhankhar |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/motion-to-impeach-justice-yadav-stalled-due-to-forged-signaturedhankhar-101753127839911.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250722203440/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/motion-to-impeach-justice-yadav-stalled-due-to-forged-signaturedhankhar-101753127839911.html |archive-date=2025-07-22 |access-date=2025-07-23 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en-us}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

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[[Category:21st-century Indian judges]]
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[[Category:Judges of the Allahabad High Court]]
[[Category:1964 births]]
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