Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court Criticises National Minorities Commission For Acting Beyond Jurisdiction, Summoning Officers Without Reason
The Allahabad High Court has strongly deprecated the adjudication of civil disputes by the National Commission for Minorities and its State counterpart as it is beyond the scope of the powers given to them under the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 and the U.P. Commission for Minorities Act, 1994.A bench comprising Justices Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Prashant Kumar...
Radhasoami Satsang Sabha Demolition | Allahabad HC Seeks Original Land Ownership Records, Extends Status Quo Order Till Oct 16
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday once again extended its September 27 order till October 16 staying the demolition drive being carried out by Agra's local authority on a land claimed by Radhasoami Satsang Sabha, a religious and charitable society headquartered in the Dayalbagh area of the district. Adjourning the matter today, a bench of Justice Manish Kumar Nigam directed both...
Allahabad High Court Grants Interim Relief To Child Helpline Operators, Allows Them To Continue On Post
In a petition seeking mandamus to not terminate the services of operators working on Child Helpline (1098), the Allahabad High Court has granted relief to 14 operators who have been working on the said posts in the State of UP. A petition had been filed by 14 operators challenging the instructions and consequential proceedings for recruitment of manpower for Emergency Response Support...
ICC Cricket World Cup | Alleging Discrepancy, PIL In Allahabad HC Challenges BCCI’s Ticket Price Policy For Matches In Lucknow
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been filed before the Allahabad High Court highlighting concerns about price discrepancies in tickets for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 matches to be held at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. The PIL plea, filed by one Vipul Tripathi, through advocate Piyush Pathak, has alleged arbitrariness...
Umesh Pal Murder Case | Wife Of Slain Gangster Atique Ahmed's Brother Moves Allahabad High Court Challenging FIR
The wife of slain gangster Khalid Azim alias Ashraf (slain gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed’s brother), Zainab Fatima has moved a criminal writ petition before the Allahabad High Court challenging the First Information Report (FIR) lodged against her connection with the February 2023 Umesh Pal murder case. A bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Birla and Justice Vinod Diwakar is likely to take...
Allahabad HC Directs UP Congress Committee To Clear UPSRTC’s Dues Of ₹2.66 Crores For Using Its Vehicles During 1981-1989
The Allahabad High Court last week directed the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) to clear Rs 2.66 crores (266 lakhs) due to the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) for using its buses and taxies for its political purposes between 1981-89, the period during which the Congress party was in power in the State.While passing the order, a bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary...
Bhojpuri Actress Akanksha Dubey Suicide Case: Allahabad High Court Issues Notice To UP Govt In Mother’s Plea Seeking CBI Probe
Over Six months after Bhojpuri film actress and model Akanksha Dubey allegedly died by suicide in a hotel room in Varanasi, her mother (Madhu Dubey) has moved the Allahabad High Court seeking a probe into the matter by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). A bench of Justice Anjani Kumar Mishra and Justice Vivek Kumar Singh heard the arguments of Advocate Saurabh Tiwari (appearing...
Invoking Doctrine Of ‘Parens Patriae’, Allahabad HC Appoints Wife As Guardian Of Husband In Comatose
The Allahabad High Court has invoked the doctrine of ‘Parens Patriae’ to appoint petitioner-wife as the guardian of her husband who is in permanent vegetative state, to meet the ends of justice.A bench comprising of Justices Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Prashant Kumar held “Mental incompetency is listed as an exceptional circumstance which would justify the exercise of this jurisdiction....
[NEET] Back Door Entries Being Granted To Certain Privileged And Highly Connected Candidates In Pvt Colleges, Says Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that certain candidates with lower marks had been granted back door entries in private medical colleges in the State of Uttar Pradesh while petitioners who belonged to different states had been refused opportunity to participate in counselling based on their lack of domicile.Eleven petitioners, non-residents/ non-domicile of State of UP, appeared in...
Can't Make Hospital Dysfunctional For Single Incident Of Medical Negligence: Allahabad HC Stays License Suspension Of Sanjay Gandhi Hospital, Amethi
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court recently stayed the suspension of license of Sanjay Gandhi Hospital, Amethi.The bench comprising of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manish Kumar observed that because inquiry is pending in a single incidence of medical negligence, the entire hospital cannot be made dysfunctional.“In the given circumstances, keeping a hospital disfunctional...
National Informatics Centre Under Allahabad High Court's Radar For Discrepancy In Listing Of Cases
The Allahabad High Court has directed inquiry against officers of National Informatics Centre at the High Court, as repeated cases of listing of second bail applications by the same person before different bench has come to light. Earlier, a second bail application came before the bench comprising of Justice Samit Gopal in Additional Cause List-1. Since the list was prepared at a later...
Hindu Marriage Not 'Solemnised' Unless 'Saptapadi' Ceremony (Saat Phere) Performed Between Parties: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that a Hindu marriage cannot be 'solemnised' unless the 'Saptapadi' ceremony (taking of seven steps by the the bridegroom and the bride jointly before the sacred fire) and other rituals have been performed. With this, the bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh allowed a petition filed by one Smriti Singh challenging the entire proceedings...