'Avoid Ambiguity, Specify Essential Qualification': Allahabad HC Directs AMU To Ensure Clarity In Future Advertisements For Lecturer Posts

The Allahabad High Court has recently directed the Registrar of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) to be cautious and precise in its future advertisements for the posts of Lecturer, ensuring that no ambiguity surrounds the eligibility criteria. “…such ambiguity should be removed i.e. words shall be chosen carefully and instead of ambiguous words “concerned/relevant/allied subject”, the University must specifically mention about qualification so that all eligible candidates may ...

AMU Student Booked Over Anti-CAA Protests Moves Allahabad High Court Challenging Cognizance Order

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 public servant's order has moved the Allahabad High Court challenging the cognizance order, the chargesheet, and the entire case proceedings. The petitioner, Misbah Qaiser, a B.Arch. Student at the...

Manav Sharma Suicide | 'FIR Prima Facie Reveals Commission Of Cognizable Offence': Allahabad HC Denies Relief To In-Laws

In the abetment of the suicide case of 25-year-old TCS Manager, Manav Sharma, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday refused to quash an FIR lodged against his in-laws in Agra. Noting that the FIR against them prima facie reveals the commission of the cognizable offence, a bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Prashant Kumar dismissed their writ plea. The...

High Court Slams ASI Over 'No Response' On Whitewashing Denial At Sambhal's Jama Mosque, Refers To It As 'Alleged Masjid'

Directing the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to carry out the whitewashing of the Sambhal Jama Masjid within a week, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday criticised ASI for its inadequate response in denying the whitewashing of the mosque exterior part. “This Court finds that no suitable reply has been given by the ASI for denying to proceed for whitewashing of exterior part...

Allahabad HC Directs ASI To Undertake Whitewashing Of Sambhal's Jama Mosque Within 1 Week; Masjid Committee To Bear Costs

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to carry out the whitewashing of the Sambhal Jama Masjid within one week, in accordance with the agreement signed in 1927 between the mosque management committee and the ASI. The ASI has been asked to carry out whitewashing on those parts where whitewashing is required. The court has also directed the...

'No Record Of His Engagement By Law Ministry': Allahabad HC On Lawyer's Plea For ₹1 Crore Legal Fees For 'Saving' Ex-CJI From 'Insult'

Dismissing a lawyer's plea seeking a direction to the Union Ministry of Law and Justice to pay him Rs. 1 crore legal fees for filing cases to save the then Chief Justice of India, Justice Dipak Misra, from "humiliation, insult, torture, and removal”, the Allahabad High Court observed in its order that there is nothing on record to indicate that the Ministry had ever engaged him...

Writ Petition Maintainable Against Private Bank Acting Outside License Terms: Allahabad HC On Bank Unilaterally Freezing Customer's Account

The Allahabad High Court has held that a writ petition is maintainable against a scheduled private bank under Article 226 of the Constitution of India if it prohibits a person/company from withdrawing their money from the bank which is a violation of the conditions of the license granted to the bank by the Reserve Bank of India.While dealing with Kotak Mahindra Bank's unilateral freezing of...

When First Reference Is Made, Duplicate Records Of Property Attached Under Gangster Act Must Be Retained For Future Release Application: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has directed the State Government to ensure that when a reference for release application of property attached under the U.P. Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 is made by the competent authority to a court of law, a duplicate copy of the original records must be retained by the competent authority to deal with any other release application...

Employee Cannot Be Paid Back Wages For Work Missed Due To Confinement In Jail, 'No Work No Pay' Applies: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has denied relief to an employee who was confined in jail for almost 3 years holding that missed work due to confinement in jail does not entitle the employee to get back wages for the said period as the principle of 'no work no pay' applies.An FIR against the petitioner was lodged under Section 13(1)(b) read with Section 13(1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act,...

Companies Not 'State' U/Art 12 Merely Because They Comply With Rules & Regulations Of Ministries, Public Regulators: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has observed that a company complying with rules and regulations established by the various Ministries and public regulators would not by itself suffice for bringing it within the definition of "State" under Article 12 of the Constitution, With this, the bench held that 'Nayara Energy' (formerly Essar Oil Limited), an oil refining and marketing company, does...

Allahabad HC Orders CBI Probe Against Woman, Her Counsel For Filing False FIRs Containing Rape Allegations

The Allahabad High Court last week directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe a woman and her counsel for lodging 'false' FIRs against men for serious offences including rape.A bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Brij Raj Singh noted that it was apparent that the informant and her counsel were in collusion and lodged false FIRs against many people for serious...

[U.P Govt Servant Seniority Rules] No Provision For Finding Authority To Redetermine Seniority After Final List Has Been Prepared: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has recently held that under the U.P Government Servant Seniority Rules, 1991 once a seniority list is published, the authority publishing the same becomes functus officio and cannot reagitate the seniority list again and again.Justice Alok Mathur held “On perusal of the U.P Government Servant Seniority Rules, 1991, we find that there is no provision for review of...