Allahabad High Court
Appear In-Person With 'Detenue': Allahabad HC Summons Panipat (Haryana) SP, SHO Over Failure To Trace Missing 13 Y/O Boy
The Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the Superintendent of Police, Panipat (Haryana), and the Station House Officer [Police Station-Chandni Bagh in Panipat] to appear in person before the Court on August 5, along with a missing 13-year-old boy. The directive was issued by a bench of Justice Shamim Ahmed while hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by one Veena Devi, the...
Procedure For Service Of Summons On Corporate Bodies/Firms | Allahabad HC Explains Difference Between S. 63 CrPC & S. 65 BNSS
In light of the provision contained under Section 65 of the recently introduced Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, the Allahabad High Court earlier this month observed that summons of a company or corporation could now also be served through the Director, apart from the Manager, Secretary, and other Officers of the company, including the firm's partner. A bench of...
'Deposit ₹25K With UP Gau Sewa Ayog': Allahabad HC Imposes Bail Condition On 4 Men Allegedly Arrested With 70KG Cow Beef
The Allahabad High Court recently granted bail to 4 accused booked under the UP Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act while imposing a condition requiring each accused to deposit ₹25,000 with the Uttar Pradesh Gau Sewa Ayog.A bench of Justice Karunesh Singh Pawar imposed this condition earlier this month while granting bail to 4 accused (Shabbir, Mohammad Alam, Mohammad Khalid and Asgar) booked...
Allahabad HC Seeks UOI's Reply On PIL Challenging Its Move To Observe June 25 As 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas'
The Allahabad High Court has sought a response from the Union of India (UOI) on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea challenging the government's decision to observe June 25 as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' every year. The PIL, moved by Jhansi-based practising advocate Santosh Singh Dohrey through Advocate Braj Mohan Singh, seeks quashing of the Union Government's notification, published in...
'Date Of Complaints And Date Of Transfer Is Same, No Fact-Finding Inquiry Took Place': Allahabad High Court Quashes Transfer Order
The Allahabad High Court has quashed the transfer order issued to a Junior Assistant who was posted in the office of Deputy Director Agriculture, Bareilly to the office of Deputy Director Agriculture, Bahraich on the same day as the complaint was lodged against him since no fact-finding inquiry was made against the complaint. On 30.06.2024, a letter was issued by Deputy...
Person Seeking Appointment In District Courts Must Have Impeccable Character & High Integrity Without Criminal Antecedents: Allahabad High Court
While upholding the dismissal of Group "D" employee of District Court Judgeship, Etah, the Allahabad High Court held that any person seeking appointment in District Court Judgeship must have impeccable character and high integrity without criminal antecedents. The Court held that any person without clean antecedents can damage the organization. The bench comprising of...
Allahabad High Court Seeks UOI, State Reply On PIL Seeking Inclusion Of Bhat Community In ST Category In UP
The Allahabad High Court has issued notices to the Union of India (UOI) and the Uttar Pradesh state government, seeking their responses to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking the inclusion of the Bhat community in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category within the state of Uttar Pradesh. The PIL plea, filed by Akhil Bhartiya Bhat Samaj Ekta and its president (Pavnendra...
Allahabad High Court Temporarily Restrains District Bar Associations In UP From Holding Strikes
In a stern direction to the bar bodies in the state of Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court has directed that none of the Bar Associations of any district courts in the state would resort to any strike till August 7."Holding of strike in teeth of the law laid down by the Supreme Court would be viewed as an act of ex facie contempt", a bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice...
Person Facing Criminal Cases Doesn't Need Court's Nod For Passport Issuance; Permission Required In Case Of Foreign Travel: Allahabad HC
Last month, the Allahabad High Court observed that under the Indian Passport Act 1967, a person seeking the issuance of a passport is not required to obtain prior permission from the competent court, even if such a person is facing criminal charges. A Bench of Justice Alok Mathur and Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal explained that under the 1967 Act, the passport authority has to...
'No Work-No Pay' Principle Not Applicable To UP Govt Employees Reinstated After Full Exoneration: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that an employee who has been fully exonerated of the charges against him and has been subsequently reinstated is entitled to full pay for the period he was out of service by virtue of Rule 54 of the Financial Hand Book Volume-II (Part II to IV).Rule 54 of the Financial Hand Book Volume-II (Part II to IV) provides that a dismissed employee who has been...
'Specify Proposals To Prohibit Lawyers' Strikes': Allahabad HC To BCI, State Bar Council, HCBA & District Bar Association
The Allahabad High Court has directed key legal bodies, including the Bar Council of India (BCI), State Bar Council, High Court Bar Association (HCBA), and District Bar Association, Prayagraj, to submit their responses outlining specific measures to prevent advocates' strikes. A bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Dr Gautam Chowdhary has asked these bodies to...