Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court Stays Criminal Proceedings Against AMU Student Booked Over Anti-CAA Protests In 2020
The Allahabad High Court last week stayed the entire criminal proceedings against a 25-year-old student of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) who is facing a 2020 FIR on the allegations of raising slogans during the CAA-NRC protests and thereby disobeying a public servant's order. The petitioner, Misbah Qaiser, a B.Arch. Student at the university had been booked under Section...
Justice Yashwant Varma Takes Oath As Judge Of Allahabad High Court Amidst In-House Inquiry Over Cash Row
Justice Yashwant Varma, who is facing an in-house inquiry over allegations of unaccounted cash found at his official residence in Delhi, today took oath as a judge of the Allahabad High Court. Unlike the usual public oath-taking ceremonies organized for judges, where the event is often attended by various dignitaries and made a formal occasion, Justice Varma took his oath in a...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of 8 Judicial Officers As Allahabad HC Judge
The Supreme Court Collegium on April 2 resolved to recommend the names of eight judicial officers to be appointed as the judges of the Allahabad High Court. They are: 1. Shri Jitendra Kumar Sinha, 2. Shri Abdul Shahid, 3. Shri Anil Kumar-X, 4. Shri Tej Pratap Tiwari, 5. Shri Sandeep Jain, 6. Shri Avnish Saxena, 7. Shri Madan Pal Singh, and 8. Shri Harvir Singh.Click here to read the...
Savarkar Defamation Case | Allahabad High Court Refuses To Quash Summoning Order Against Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi
The Allahabad High Court today refused relief to Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi in VD Savarkar Defamation Case pending before an Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court in Lucknow. Gandhi moved the HC, challenging an order of the court summoning him as an accused in December of last year. In his plea, Gandhi had also challenged an order of the Sessions Court...
Witness Does Not Agree To Terms & Conditions Of A Document, Person Executing It Does: Allahabad High Court
While drawing a distinction between a witness to a document and a person who executes such document, the Allahabad High Court held that a witness does not agree to the terms and conditions of the document, whereas a person executing the same does.Respondent no.3 was allotted the property in question in an auction for retail outlet dealership. Petitioner filed a complaint against the...
Allahabad High Court Imposes ₹15 Lakh Cost On 'Unscrupulous' Tenant For Withholding Property For 45-Yrs Without Paying Rent
Last week, the Allahabad High Court imposed a cost of Rs. 15 lakhs on a tenant for withholding property and not paying rent for more that 45 years to the landlady who wanted the property back to start a factory for her newly graduated son.While dismissing the tenant's petition against appellate authority order directing release of property, Justice Pankaj Bhatia held,“In the present...
PIL Moved In Allahabad HC Against Administering Of Oath To Justice Yashwant Varma, Seeks Quashing Of His Transfer Order
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been filed in the Allahabad High Court seeking a directive to the Chief Justice of the High Court to refrain from administering the oath of office to Judge Yashwant Varma, who is currently facing an in-house inquiry over allegations of keeping illicit cash at his official residential premises. The PIL, filed by Vikash Chaturvedi, an...
Conversion To Islam Is Bona Fide If Driven By Free Will & Belief In Oneness Of 'Allah' & Prophetic Character Of 'Muhammad': Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has observed that a conversion of religion by an individual to Islam can be said to be bona fide if he/she is a major, of sound mind and embraces Islam by his/her freewill and because of his/her faith and belief in the "oneness of God (Allah)" and "prophetic character of Muhammad".The Court further added that any religious conversion is considered bona fide when...
Unlawful Religious Conversion A Serious Offence, Court Can't Quash Proceedings Based On Settlement Between Parties: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has observed that unlawful religious conversion being a serious offence, the Court cannot quash the proceedings on the basis of a settlement between the parties. The Court also stressed that any compromise or settlement with respect to the offence of rape, against the honour of a woman, which shakes the very core of her life and tantamount to a serious blow...
Centre Notifies Repatriation Of Justice CD Singh From Delhi HC To Allahabad HC
The Centre cleared the Supreme Court Collegium recommendation to transfer Delhi High Court judge Justice Chandra Dhari Singh to Allahabad High Court.A notification in this regard was issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice on Friday.The Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and also comprising Justices BR Gavai and Surya Kant in November 2024 had recommended Justice...
Centre Approves Transfer Of Justice Yashwant Varma To Allahabad High Court Amidst In-House Inquiry Over Cash Row
The Central Government today (March 28) notified the repatriation of Justice Yashwant Varma from Delhi to the Allahabad High Court based on the Supreme Court Collegium's recommendations on March 24. Justice Varma is facing an in-house inquiry by a 3-judge panel constituted by the Chief Justice of India over the allegations regarding the discovery of illicit cash currencies at his...
Addl Commissioner Of Police Not Subordinate To Addl DM, Can't Possess Or Delegate Power To Possess Assets U/S 14(1-A) Of SARFAESI Act: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has held that Additional Commissioner of Police is not subordinate to Additional District Magistrate and cannot be delegated the authority to possess or further delegate power to possess assets under Section 14(1-A) of the Securitisation And Reconstruction Of Financial Assets And Enforcement Of Security Interest Act, 2002.Perusing Sections 14(1) and 14(1-A),...