Luke refuses to give up in battle to uphold sanctity of institution
Prayagraj: Boys High School and College (BHS), one of Allahabad’s oldest and most prominent educational institutions, boasts of producing luminaries such as former Prime Minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Supreme Court Judge Markandey Katju, and actor Amitabh Bachchan is caught in a fierce tug of war. On one side is Bishop Morris Edgar Dan of the Lucknow Diocese and on the other is Principal DA Luke, who doubts the Dan’s locus standi in school operations. Tension had been building up after Morris took over as Bishop. Principal DA Luke is adamant that Morris Edgar Dan had nothing to do with BHS and was attempting to preserve an institution to which he had dedicated valuable three decades of his life.
“The so-called Bishop Morris Edgar Dan embezzled Rs. 3 crore 84 lakh from the school in 2013, for which he was dismissed from office. In connection with the aforementioned event, I filed a First Information Report (FIR) against Morris Dan and his colleagues at Civil Lines Police Station, Prayagraj, under sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 406, and 506 of the IPC. They attempted to take over the school, which prompted the Hon’ble High Court to order that the school accounts be handled with the joint signatures of the Principal and the District Magistrate, and that he not be designated the institution’s Chairman. In addition, the Assistant Registrar did not consider him the institution’s Chairman. He came to the school and used constant pressure, forcefully taking gold worth around Rs. 10 lakh from me as a present, as well as a large amount of other items. His kid made an unlawful demand of Rs. 2 crore from my wife. He warned me with severe penalties if I did not pay the money. He repeatedly sought money from my wife, and I paid him Rs. 3 lakh each three times. He requested that I pay him five lakhs apiece. I have a record of it, as well as the audio. I will share it when the occasion arises,” said Principal DA Luke during a free-wheeling interaction with reporters on Tuesday.
“Moris Edgar Dan is a stranger who has no authority to dismiss David Luke. The Allahabad High School Society case is pending before the Allahabad High Court under writ petition number 3433/15, and there is a status quo in place, said Most Reverend John Augustine, while speaking to Hindusthan Samachar on Tuesday. He also happens to be Chairperson of Allahabad High School Society and Bishop of Lucknow, who added “Edgar Dan is not a party to the writ petition. Church of India (CIPBC).”
“The Bishop was out to destabilise me by creating rumours and filing false FIR. This has created a lot of confusion among the community members too, but I will not allow anyone to damage the nearly 200-year-old institution, said (DA Luke. Boys High School Principal David Andrew Luke (DA Luke), son of late R.A. Luke, has shot off a letter to the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to clear false allegations against him in case involving his alleged M.A. Marksheet Roll No. 361222/2007 and to cancel a fraudulent complaint filed by Morris Edgar Dan at Police Station Civil Lines, Prayagraj.
In his letter to the chief minister, he claimed that Morris Edgar Dan prepared marksheet Roll No. 361222/2007 of M.A. Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj, University of Kanpur, in the applicant’s name, and that the University of Kanpur falsely certified that this marksheet was not of David Andrew Luke’s. Dan appointed himself Chairman using a falsified letter in collusion with the Assistant Registrar, resulting in the High Court staying Writ Petition No. 12640/2024.
In addition to this, the he presented the First Information Report of the movement of Rs 3 crore 84 lakh at the Civil Lines police station, whose crime number is 315/ 2023, and the applicant’s protest application is now being considered by the CJM court. Because of the aforesaid presentation, Morris Edgar Dan prepared a forged marksheet, which was fraudulently authenticated, and an application was made to write a fake initial information report, which was published in the press after distorting all of the records. In this respect, the petitioner provided an oral statement to Inspector in Charge, Civil Lines, and Outpost Incharge Deepak Kumar.
The aforementioned marksheet, submitted by Morris Edgar Dan and bearing IGRS
No.-40017524041487, does not belong to the applicant, nor is he linked to it. The applicant did not obtain an M.A. from Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur in 2007. The aforementioned mark sheet was falsely fabricated by Morris Edgar Dan with the goal of taking over the school and ruining the applicant’s reputation. David Andrew Luke, son of late R.A. Luke, filed a first information report with the Civil Lines police station against Morris Edgar Dan for defrauding and destroying the applicant’s reputation.
He has urged that the Chief Minister to direct the Police Commissioner Prayagraj and the Inspector in Charge of Civil Lines to file the applicant’s first information report. He stated that the M.A. marksheet questioned by Morris Edgar Dan, roll number 361222, year 2007, is not his, and he has nothing to do with it. Morris Edgar Dan and his gang produced the marksheet to ruin the reputation of the BHS principal. In this regard, he has requested the Chief Minister and Director General of Police to file a First Information Report on the creation of fake mark sheets.
Morris Edgar Dan and his team withdrew Rs. 3,84,00,000 from Axis Bank, which was the amount returned to the school by income tax department. In the aforementioned instance, Dan went to jail and was released after reaching a compromise, but did not refund Rs. 3,84,00,000. Against this, Luke filed a case crime number 315/2023 at Police Station Civil Line Prayagraj, as well as a case in court, which is still pending. In order to avoid having to repay the abovementioned money, Dan scanned marksheet fraudulently. And incorrectly copied appointment letter forms, among other things, are ruining the institution’s almost 200-year-old reputation.
The school’s administration system is still a question. Since 2015, the Bishop of the Church of North India has not been the lawful chairman, and Morris Edgar Dan has illegally declared himself chairman, whose writ suit No. 12640/2024 has been stayed by an order. He is not the school’s chairman or involved in any way. The appointment of Morris Edgar Dan is also being opposed by Bishop John Augustine who is still legally the Chairman of Allahabad High School Society.
Morris Edgar Dan is embezzling crores of rupees not only from BHS but also from other schools through fraudulent invoices. No principal can resist them out of fear of losing their job. Luke has filed an application with the Chief Minister to stop the use of fraudulent mark sheets when filing the First Information Report. As a result, it is recommended that the previously published news be modified in order to present the actual facts to society.
The so-called Bishop Morris Edgar Dan filed a bogus case against the applicant based on forgeries. In this regard, a dispute over the school’s management, approximately a dozen petitions are pending before the High Court, preventing the so-called Bishop from declaring himself as Chairman of the school, and the applicant has previously filed fraud charges against him. A complaint of eviction was launched, and since 2015, the so-called former Bishop has been attempting to designate himself Chairman of the school/institution (The
Allahabad High School Society) using falsified documents and no legal authority. Even before this, the so-called Bishop and his gang filed numerous false complaints against the applicant based on forged documents, prompting the Registrar Firm Societies and Chits Prayagraj and Minority Commission to issue a show cause notice to the applicant, which was postponed by the High Court’s order. When the aforementioned individuals were unable to take action against the applicant, they created a counterfeit application form as well as a phony appointment letter and mark sheet for the applicant, which had previously been created by the so-called Bishop Morris Edgar Dan and his gang. The aforementioned individuals made the false appointment. Just glancing at the letter, it looks to be forged.
The people in question want to take over the school by whatever means necessary, which is why they fabricated this bogus assertion. These persons filed this complaint only with the goal of exerting pressure on the applicant and taking over the school, which is utterly untrue and deceptive, and is based on fake documents created by the aforementioned people. The applicant’s appointment and all educational certifications are real and proper, as have been done many times in the past by senior authorities affiliated with the education department. They have complete authority to perform the inquiry and determined that all of the applicant’s educational certifications are accurate and correct.
As a result, the BHS principal’s appointment letters from Bishop Morris Edgar Dan and his gang are absolutely false. It is very required in the interest of justice to record his statement in response to the complaint and to file a case against the aforementioned individuals for submitting fake paperwork. “The community members, meanwhile, are embarrassed by the ongoing mudslinging. This is unfortunate. In the interest of the institution and the community, the dispute should be resolved as soon as possible,” said principal of another school on the condition of anonymity. The so-called Bishop Morris Edgar Dan embezzled Rs. 3 crore 84 lakh from the school in 2013, for which he was dismissed from office.
