Allahabad High Court
Decide In 8 Weeks Plea Seeking Unrestricted Rights To Worship 'Shiva Linga' In Gyanvapi Mosque Premises: Allahabad HC To Varanasi Court
The Allahabad High Court has directed a court of Civil Judge, (Senior Division) in Varanasi to dispose of the petition in 8 weeks seeking unrestricted right to worship the 'Shiv Linga' purportedly found inside Gyanvapi Mosque premises in May 2022.A bench of Justice Manish Kumar Nigam ordered thus while hearing an application filed by one Vivek Soni and another under Article 227 of...
Where Statutory Appeals Filed After Making Pre-Deposit, Stay Applications Must Be Decided In Reasonable Time: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that were a statutory appeal has been filed and the condition for pre-deposit has been complied with, stay applications filed along with such appeals must be decided within a reasonable time.Petitioner approached the High Court against the order for putting up the stay application filed on 24.01.2024 in appeal pending for last four years on a separate date...
Live-In Relation Of A Married Muslim Woman With Another Man Is 'Haram' & 'Zina' As Per Shariat: Allahabad HC Dismisses Protection Plea
The Allahabad High Court has observed that a legally wedded Muslim wife can not go outside marriage and her live-in relationship with another man would be 'Zina' (fornication) and 'Haram' (act forbidden by Allah) as per the Shariat Law.A bench of Justice Renu Agarwal asserted thus while rejecting a protection plea filed by a married Muslim woman and her Hindu live-in partner fearing for her...
Allahabad HC Directs ED To Probe Promoters Of Cloud 9 Projects, Says Reality Behind Corporate Veil Needs To Be Examined Due To Illegalities
The Allahabad High Court has held that the concept of a separate legal identity of a company was to encourage trade and commerce and not as front for the directors to commit illegalities and defraud people.While directing the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 to proceed against all the directors/promoters or designated promoter/officers who are in...
Krishna Janmabhumi-Shahi Idgah Dispute | Constitutionality Of 'Places Of Worship Act' Can't Be Challenged In A Civil Suit: Masjid Committee In Allahabad HC
The Committee of Management Trust Shahi Masjid Idgah (Mathura) on Thursday argued before the Allahabad High Court that in the civil suits pending before the HC, inter alia seeking the removal of the Shahi Idgah mosque from the 13.37-acre complex which it shares with the Katra Keshav Dev temple in Mathura, the Constitutionality of the Places of Worship Act can not be challenged.In its...
Lifting Corporate Veil, Allahabad HC Orders ED Probe Against Directors Of Hacienda Project, Three C Universal For Defrauding Lotus 300 Flat Buyers
The Allahabad High Court has lifted the corporate veil to hold the Promoters/Directors of M/s Hacienda Projects Private Limited and M/s Three C Universal Developers Pvt. who are in default, liable for defrauding flat-buyers of the Lotus 300 project in Sector 107, Noida.The bench comprising Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Prashant Kumar has directed the Enforcement Directorate...
S.29A Arbitration Act | Who Has Power To Hear Time Extension Application When Arbitrator Appointed By SC/HC/Parties? Allahabad HC Refers Question To Larger Bench
The Allahabad High Court has referred the question whether application under Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 for time extension can only be heard by the Supreme Court or the High Court where the appointment of such arbitrator has been made by the Supreme Court or the High Court, as the case may be.Further, the Court has raised a query regarding the powers of the...
UPGST | Search And Seizure Of Godown Can't Result In Penalty Proceedings U/S 129 Of Act: Allahabad High Court Reiterates
The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that search and seizure of a godown of an assesee cannot be penalised in proceedings under Section 129 of the Uttar Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.Section 129 of the Act provides procedure for detention, seizure and release of goods and conveyances which have been intercepted in transit and are found to be in contravention of the...
Attempting To Pollute Stream Of Justice: Allahabad HC Imposes 50K Costs On Frivolous PIL Filed In 'Private Interest'
The Allahabad High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 50,000 on a litigant for filing private interest litigation in the grab of public interest litigation.The bench comprising Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Kshitij Shailendra held “In view of the aforesaid judicial pronouncements, now it is well settled that a litigant, who attempts to pollute the stream of justice or who touches the...
Rich Businessman Possessing Large Portions Of Land In Slums Cannot Be Called Slum Dweller: Allahabad High Court
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has held that by common sense, businessman having possession of large portions of land by illegally taking the same from the slum dwellers without required sanctions cannot be termed as slum dweller.“Presuming in a slum, a businessman finding good business opportunity, takes possession of a large piece of land from the actual slum dwellers...
'Such Illegal Relations Need Not Be Protected': Allahabad HC Rejects Protection Plea Of Married Woman, Her Live-In Partner; Imposes ₹2K Cost
The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a protection plea filed by a married woman and her live-in partner while observing that such type of 'illegal relationship' need not be protected by the court. A bench of Justice Renu Agarwal also imposed a cost of Rs. 2,000/- on the live-in couple (petitioners) as it observed that if it would indulge in “such type of cases” and...
Provide Old Age Pension To 15 Individuals Without Aadhaar Cards After Verification: Allahabad HC Directs Unnao Govt Official
The Allahabad High Court last week directed the District Social Welfare Officer, Unnao to provide old-age pensions to 15 individuals who had approached the Court after being denied old-age pensions due to the non-availability of Aadhaar cards and mobile phones."The Officer may satisfy himself about the genuineness of the petitioners, however, he would not insist on production of...