Allahabad High Court
UP Police Invokes Offence Of Endangering Sovereignty, Unity Of India Against Mohammed Zubair Over His 'X Post', Allahabad HC Told
The Allahabad High Court was today informed that Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which criminalises acts endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India, has been added in the FIR lodged against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair by Ghaziabad police last month. The FIR has been filed pursuant to a complaint lodged by Udita Tyagi, general secretary of the...
Second Divorce Plea On Fresh Cause Of Action Of Cruelty After Dismissal Of First Plea Not Barred By Res Judicata: Allahabad HC
While hearing a case where a man had moved a second divorce plea after dismissal of the first divorce case, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court said that a second divorce petition filed on grounds of cruelty is maintainable where fresh cause of action arises after the dismissal of the first divorce petition.In doing so the court observed that the second divorce plea is not hit by...
Allahabad HC Questions Bar Association's Resolution To Cancel Membership Of Lawyers Pursuing Personal Matters Against Fellow Advocates
In a strongly worded order, the Allahabad High Court on Monday took judicial notice of a resolution drawn by the Etah Bar Association to the effect that if any lawyer takes up a personal matter against a fellow lawyer, his/her membership with the Bar Association will be cancelled. A bench of Justice Kshitij Shailendra issued notice to the President of the Bar Association, Etah,...
FSS Act | Date of Offence Would Be When Food Analyst Report Is Received, Not When Sample Was Collected: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has held that under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, the date of commission of an offence is determined by the receipt of the food analyst's report about unfit/unsafe food and not by the date when the sample of food is collected. The High Court clarified that in the case of the sale of unsafe or substandard milk, the date of commission of the offence...
Remark 'Absconded' From Service Adverse In Nature, Casts Stigma; Cannot Be Passed Without Following Proper Procedure: Allahabad High Court
While deciding a case of termination of services of a government employee, the Allahabad High Court has held that mentioning that the employee “absconded” from service will cast a stigma on the employee as the word suggests that the employee deliberately fled from his work. It was held that such a remarks adversely affects the employee.The Court held that an order casting stigma on such...
Allegations Of Wife Quarreling With Husband Not Sufficient To Show Acute Mental Agony: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that allegations of wife quarreling with the husband are not sufficient to show acute mental agony suffered by him so as to seek divorce on grounds of cruelty.Observing that the allegations made by the husband against the wife inflicting cruelty on him were vague in nature, the bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Om Prakash Shukla held,“The allegations...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Regularization Of Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority Workmen
Recently, the Allahabad High Court has upheld the award granted by the Industrial Tribunal to the workmen of the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority regularizing their services in the Authority establishment.“The Industrial Tribunal while deciding the 16 misc. cases, under Section 16-F of the Act of 1947 has recorded finding of fact that petitioner-authority has violated...
Will Release Man Arrested Over 'Objectionable' Post On Sambhal Violence Today Itself If Bail Bonds Furnished: UP Govt To High Court
The Uttar Pradesh Government informed the Allahabad High Court today that it will release 59-year-old businessman Mohammad Javed, also known as Javed Pump, whom UP Police arrested on Sunday night for allegedly inciting unrest by posting an objectionable post on social media regarding the recent violence in the State's Sambhal district. Violence erupted in Sambhal district after a...
Allahabad HC Seeks Outcome Details From Home Ministry On BJP Worker's Representation To Cancel Rahul Gandhi's Citizenship
Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed by a BJP Member from Karnataka (S. Vignesh Shishir), seeking a CBI probe into Congress leader and LoP in LokSabha Rahul Gandhi's alleged British Citizenship, the Allahabad High Court on Monday asked the Union Home Ministry about the outcome of the representation-cum-complaint received by it from the PIL petitioner seeking the...
Private Contracts Between Parties For Appointment Of Arbitrator Different From Statutory Appointment Of Arbitrators: Allahabad High Court
Recently, the Allahabad High Court has held that cases where appointment of arbitrators is through contracts which contemplate such appointment and statutory appointment of arbitrators are two separate classes to cases and the same are distinguishable on facts.National Highways Authority of India approached the High Court against order of the Additional District Judge, POCSO Act, Bijnor...
Possibility Of Victim Herself Being A Partner In Crime: Allahabad High Court Acquits 7 Convicts In 2004 'Minor' Kidnapping, Rape Case
The Allahabad High Court recently acquitted seven accused, convicted in connection with a July 2004 minor girl's kidnapping and rape case, as it observed that the allegations made against the accused were fabricated, intended to serve as a cover-up and create a defence for the victim, who was herself implicated in a separate kidnapping case involving a minor boy. A bench...
'Flight Risk; Father Already Fled Country': Allahabad HC Denies Bail To 2 Sons Of Mining 'Mafia' In Gangsters Act Case
The Allahabad High Court recently denied bail to two sons of Hazi Iqbal, also known as Balla, an alleged mining mafia in the Meerut region, in a case under the U.P. Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986. Hazi Iqbal, along with his sons (bail applicants), is accused of running an interstate criminal gang involved in various financial and corporeal crimes. A...