Sambhal Violence: Fresh PIL In High Court Seeks Independent Probe Into 'Police Atrocities', Claims Most Victims, Those Arrested Are Muslims

Questioning the Uttar Pradesh Police's alleged action of opening fire against the public in Sambhal, the Association of Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) has moved the Allahabad High Court seeking an independent probe into the alleged incidents of police atrocity. Violence erupted in Sambhal district on November 24 after a team led by an advocate commissioner surveyed the Mughal-era Jama Mosque on the orders of a local court. The violence, where protesters opposing the survey of the...

Sambhal Violence | Another PIL In Allahabad HC Seeking FIR Against Concerned District Magistrate, Superintendent Of Police

Another PIL plea has been moved before the Allahabad High Court seeking an FIR against the Sambhal District Magistrate, Superintendent of Police, concerned SHO, and other responsible officers. The Plea also seeks a direction to the UP government to arrest these officials.The PIL petition, filed by the Hazrat Khawaja Garib Nawaz Welfare Association through Advocates Saher Naqvi and Mohd. Arif, alleges that four people died due to police firing. The petition claims that no FIR has been filed...

SC/ST Act Offences | Plea U/S 482 CrPC Maintainable When Entire Case Proceedings Are Challenged: Allahabad HC Answers Reference

The Allahabad High Court has observed that when a challenge lies to the entire proceeding of a case registered under the SC/ST Act, the High Court could entertain the case under its inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC to secure the end of justice.The Court held that there could be no hard and fast rule regarding the interference of the High Court under its inherent jurisdiction, and it may if it finds that by interfering in a particular case, it can prevent the misuse or abuse of the...

PIL In Allahabad HC Seeks CBI Probe Into Sambhal Violence, SIT To Investigate Alleged Involvement Of UP Govt, Its Officials

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been filed in the Allahabad High Court seeking a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe under the chairmanship of a retired HC judge into the alleged involvement of the Uttar Pradesh government, its administrative officials, including the District Magistrate (DM) and Superintendent of Police (SP), in the violence that erupted in...

[S.73(10) UPGST] Time Extension Notification Dated 24.04.2023 Valid Only From 31.03.2023, Not Before: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held the time extension notification dated 24.04.2023 extending time period for passing orders under Section 73(9) and 73(10) of the Uttar Pradesh Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 will apply only from 31.03.2023 and not before that. Section 73 empowers the proper officer to pass orders imposing penalty or interest where any tax has not been paid or short...

Allahabad HC Directs ECI To Preserve Documents, CCTV Footage Of 2024 Aligarh Lok Sabha Polls On SP Candidate's Plea

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday directed that all documents and CCTV footage relating to the 2024 elections in UP's Aligarh Lok Sabha constituency be preserved till the disposal of an election petition filed by Samajwadi Party candidate Chaudhary Bijendra Singh. “…we make it clear that all the documents in relation to the election including the videography / CCTV footage, Form...

Adversarial Litigation In Service Matters At Instance Of A Stranger/ Busy Body Not Permitted: Allahabad HC Imposes ₹20K Cost

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that as per the law laid down by the Constitutional Courts, there is no permission for the initiation of adversarial litigation in service matters at the instance of a stranger or a busybody. A bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot observed thus while imposing a cost of Rs. 20,000/- on a petitioner to discourage his conduct of filing a writ...

BHU Student Death Case: Allahabad High Court Seeks Status Of Chargesheet Against 2 UP Police Constables

The Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to clarify whether a chargesheet has been filed against the two police constables and one home guard who were allegedly found involved in the death case of a 24-year-old student from the Banaras Hindu University (BHU). A bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Vikas Budhwar granted the State Counsel until December...

Allahabad HC Allows Impleadment Of Mathura's Idgah Mosque As Defendant In Suit Claiming Aurangzeb Engraved Hindu Idols On Masjid Staircases

The Allahabad High Court last week allowed an application filed by Shahi Masjid Idgah, Mathura, seeking the impleadment in a suit filed by Thakur Keshav Dev Ji, Maharaj Virajman Mandir Katra Keshavdev (suit no. 3 in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Dispute). In this suit, the plaintiffs claim that Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb demolished the Katra Keshdev Temple temple in 1670,...

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,...