PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 12 -- The Allahabad high court administration has lodged an FIR against unidentified persons for allegedly forging a judicial order in the name of a sitting judge and using it to facilitate the blocking of 95 websites.

The purported order, dated August 14, 2026, has been shown to be issued by Justice Garima Prashad in writ petition No. 30480 of 2026, titled Sahil Singh vs The Director General (DIT Cyber Law) and Others.

The document was reportedly available on the department of telecommunications website.

The alleged forgery came to light after Munsif Vengattil, India technology correspondent with Reuters, emailed the high court on October 30 seeking verification of the order's authenticity. He informed the court that h...