No Organisation Can Claim Vested Right Over Allotment Of Particular Land At Maha Kumbh Mela: Allahabad High Court

Noting the increase in since of Kumbh Mela, the Allahabad High Court has held that there is no vested right to allotment of a particular land in the Maha Kumbh Mela area only because they may have been allotted the same in previous years.Petitioner approached the High Court seeking allotment of land on the junction of Triveni Marg and Mukti Marg during the Mahakumbh Mela as a vested right. Petitioner claims to have been allotted the same land during the Kumbh Mela held earlier in the years 2001,...

State To Decide Application For Compassionate Appointment If Made After 5 Years, Not Appointing Authority: Allahabad High Court

Recently, the Allahabad High Court has held if an application for compassionate appointment is made beyond the permissible limit of 5 years, it is not up to the appointing authority to consider the matter. Justice J.J. Munir held that as per Uttar Pradesh Recruitment of Dependent of Government Servants Dying in Harness Rules, 1974 the application was to be placed before the State, who would then adjudicate on it.“A reading of the proviso to Rule 5 of the Rules of 1974, apart from the law about...

Assessment Pending Prior To Resolution Cannot Be Quantified After Approval Of Resolution Plan: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the resolution applicant cannot be burdened with new claims after approval of a resolution plan. The bench comprising Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Vipin Chandra Dixit held that the principle underlying the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 is to give a fresh start to the successful resolution applicant. It held that any action...

BREAKING | 'Not A Dreaded Criminal': Allahabad HC Stays Arrest Of Mohd Zubair Till Jan 6 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case

In a significant development, the Allahabad High Court today stayed the arrest of Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of Alt-News, till 6th January in connection with an FIR lodged against him over his post on 'X' (formerly Twitter) regarding an alleged inflammatory speech by Yati Narsinghanand.Orally observing that Zubair is not a dreaded criminal, a bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice...

Mohd Zubair's 'X' Posts With Half-Baked Info Threatened India's Sovereignty, Promoted 'Feeling Of Separatist Activity': UP Govt To Allahabad HC

The Uttar Pradesh government today submitted before the Allahabad High Court that a series of X posts by Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of Alt-News, on Yati Narsinghanand's alleged speech contained half-baked information and they damaged and threatened India's sovereignty and integrity. Additional Advocate General Manish Goyal submitted before a bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and...

'Against Secularism': PIL In Allahabad HC Seeks Dismissal Of UP CM For Backing Justice SK Yadav's Recent Statements

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been moved before the Allahabad High Court today seeking the DISMISSAL of Yogi Adityanath as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for publicly backing Justice Shekhar Yadav's recent controversial statements at a Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) event. The PIL plea, filed by the People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), contends that the...

Allahabad HC Stays Arrest, Probe Against Dy. SP Accused Of Sexually Exploiting IIT-K Student Making False Marriage Promise

The Allahabad High Court today stayed the ongoing investigation against DSP Rank UP Police Officer (Mohammad Mohsin Khan), who has been accused of establishing a sexual relationship with a female student of IIT-Kanpur while making a false promise of marriage. A bench of Justice Arvind Singh Sangwan and Justice Mohd. Azhar Husain Idrisi has also stayed his arrest in connection with the...

Rahul Gandhi Citizenship Row | 'Centre Competent Authority To Decide On The Issue': Allahabad HC, Posts Matter For March 24

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday orally remarked that it is for the central government to decide on the representation it has received seeking the cancellation of LoP Rahul Gandhi's citizenship, as the government is the competent authority in citizenship matters.Giving time to the central government to take a decision in the matter, a bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice...

'Armed Forces Custodian Of Nation's Integrity': Allahabad HC Directs UP Govt To Frame Grievance Redressal Mechanism For Their Families

Highlighting the urgent need for a welfare and grievance redressal mechanism for the families of serving defence personnel, particularly those separated due to military exigencies, the Allahabad High Court has directed the UP government to frame a policy in this regard, with the active participation and input of serving senior defence officials. A bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot issued...

Allahabad High Court Comes To Aid Of 7 Y/O Boy Expelled From Pvt School For 'Bringing' Non-Veg Food In Tiffin Box

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday came to the rescue of a 7-year-old Muslim boy who was expelled from a private school in Uttar Pradesh's Amroha for allegedly bringing non-vegetarian food in his tiffin box. A bench of Justice Siddhartha and Justice Subhash Chandra Sharma directed the Amorha District Magistrate to ensure the 3 Kids (boy and his siblings) are admitted to another...

Sambhal Violence | Aggrieved Person Can Approach Enquiry Commission: Allahabad High Court On PIL Against 'Police Atrocities'

On Tuesday, the Allahabad High Court consigned to record a PIL plea seeking an independent probe into the alleged police atrocities during the Sambhal violence, noting that the State Government had already formed a judicial inquiry commission to investigate the incident, which is currently handling the matter. A bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Arun Kumar Singh...

Kamlesh Tiwari Murder Case | Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Alleged Conspirator In Jail Since October 2019

The Allahabad High Court recently granted bail to a man, in jail since October 2019, who allegedly conspired to kill Hindu Samaj Party leader Kamlesh Tiwari in 2019 over his alleged remark made against Prophet Muhammad.Granting bail to Accused-Pathan Rashid Ahmad, a bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot noted that he has no criminal history apart from the instant case and that he always cooperated...