PRAYAGRAJ, July 29 -- The Allahabad high court has stayed further proceedings of a case against former MLA Ajai Rai involving violation of a 2017 restraint order under section 144 of the CrPC. Justice Sameer Jain passed the order in a petition filed by Ajay Rai challenging summons issued against him as well as the charge sheet filed by the police.

The court in its order dated July 28, after hearing parties concerned, fixed August 5 as the next date of hearing and observed, "In the meantime, further proceedings pending against the applicant in the aforesaid case crime, shall remain stayed."

Rai, who is currently UP Congress chief, in his petition had sought quashing of summoning order dated September 9, 2019 and the charge sheet dated No...