Prayagraj,

03 June (HS): 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 him, 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 Luke 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 the 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.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi