Allahabad High Court
'Father', 'Maulana' Or 'Karmkandi' Who Converts Anyone By Force Would Be Liable Under UP Anti Conversion Law: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has observed that a person of any religion and by whatever name he is called, such as Father, Karmkandi, Maulvi or Mulla, etc., would be liable under the UP 'Anti Conversion' Act if he converts any person by force, misrepresentation, fraud, undue influence, coercion and allurement. A bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal observed this while denying bail to...
Allahabad High Court Bars Lawyer's Entry In New Chamber Block As He Filed PILs Opposing Its Construction
Earlier this month, the Allahabad High Court imposed cost of Rs. 40,000, which was subsequently recalled, on a practising Advocate who had filed a public interest litigation seeking action against Larsen & Tubro involved in the construction of the new parking and lawyer chambers block coming up in the HC premises.The bench comprising of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice...
Accused Falsely Implicated For Govt Compensation: Allahabad HC Acquits Man In 100 Yr Old Woman's Murder, Attempted Rape Case
The Allahabad High Court last week acquitted a man accused of murdering and attempting to rape a 100-year-old woman in 2017 after noting that the evidence indicated that the deceased died due to 'septic shock' and not due to any blow or injury. The Court also considered the fact that the trial court itself had expressed its opinion that no sperm or semen was found on any object, nor...
Boro Plus Ayurvedic Cream Is Medicated Ointment, Taxable At 5% Under Entry 41 Schedule II UPVAT Act: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has upheld the Commercial Tax Tribunal, Lucknow's finding that Boro Plus Ayurvedic Cream is a 'medicated ointment' and not an 'antiseptic cream'. It was held that Boro Plus Ayurvedic Cream is taxable at 5% under Entry 41 Schedule II of the Uttar Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2008. Heading “Drugs and Medicines” in Entry 41, with effective from October 11,...
Allahabad High Court Directs RMLNLU To Admit 17-Yrs-Old Student With Learning Disability In PWD Quota With Certificate From AIIMS
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow (RMLNLU) to admit the student-petitioner who is suffering from "Specific Learning Disability in Writing Only” and has a certificate from the Department of Psychiatry And National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), AIIMS in B.A. L.L.B. batch of 2024.Justice Abdul Moin held that being 17 years...
Allahabad HC Dismisses PIL Against ECI For 'Inaction' On Congress' 'Ghar Ghar Guarantee' Campaign
The Allahabad High Court today dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed against the Election Commission of India (ECI) over its alleged inaction to act against the Indian National Congress (INC) for launching its much debated 'Ghar Ghar Guarantee' scheme/campaign [colloquially also referred to as the 'Khatakhat Scheme'] ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.A bench of Justice...
Offence Has Shaken Court's Conscience: Allahabad HC Denies Bail To 'Pujari' Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 12 Y/O Boy
The Allahabad High Court recently denied bail to a Pujari (Priest) who has been booked under Section 377 IPC for allegedly committing unnatural sex with a 12-year-old orphan near a temple in February this year. Considering the gravity of the offence and the victim's statements deposing as to how the alleged act had been performed by the accused, a bench of Justice Rohit...
Proceedings U/s 130 GST Act Can't Be Put To Service If Excess Stock Is Found During Survey Conducted At Business Premises: Allahabad High Court
Referring to the decision in case of Dinesh Kumar Pradeep Kumar Vs. Additional Commissioner [Writ Tax No. 1082 of 2022], the Allahabad High Court reiterated that even if excess stock is found at the business premises of the manufacturer, the proceedings u/s 130 of the UPGST Act cannot be initiated. As per Section 130 of the UPGST Act, the Government may require the person in charge of...
Allahabad High Court Refuses Relief To 6 Muslim Men Accused Of Carrying Tiranga Containing Quranic Verses
The Allahabad High Court recently refused to quash the criminal proceedings initiated against 6 Muslim men who had allegedly carried a Tiranga in their hands in a religious procession, on which Quranic verses (Ayat and Kalma) were inscribed. In a prima facie observation, a bench of Justice Vinod Diwakar said that the applicants' act was punishable under the Flag Code of India, 2002,...
FIR Lodged On Or After July 1 Would Be Under IPC If Offence Committed Before That Date; Investigation Will Be As Per BNSS: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has observed that in a particular case, if the FIR is lodged on or after July 1, 2024 (the date of commencement of 3 New Criminal Laws), for an offence committed before that date, it would be registered under the provisions of the IPC. Still, the investigation will continue as per Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).The Court also held that in a particular case,...
Accused Has No Right At Investigation Stage, He Can't Seek Further/ Reinvestigation Of Case U/S 173(8) CrPC: Allahabad HC
Emphasizing that an accused has no right at the investigation stage, the Allahabad High Court last week said that an accused does not have the right to seek further/reinvestigation of a case by filing a plea under Section 173(8) CrPC. A bench of Justice Saurabh Lavania observed thus while relying upon the Supreme Court's 2023 decision in the case of State vs Hemendhra Reddy |...
Sitapur S-I's 'Mysterious' Death | Allahabad High Court Orders FIR, Probe By A Senior IPS Officer Of A Different District
The Allahabad High Court last week directed an investigation by a Senior IPC Officer into the 'mysterious' death of a 54-year-old police sub-inspector (S-I), who died in April this year after he allegedly shot himself with his service weapon at the Machhrehta police station in Sitapur. A bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Narendra Kumar Johari directed the Inspector General...