Allahabad High Court
Deed Transferring Part Of Compensation Not 'Conveyance Deed' Unless It Specifically Records Transfer Of Rights In Recitals: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that for being a conveyance deed, the recital of the deed transferring the immovable property must convey the same otherwise no right over the land is vested in the tenure holder. It has been held that a dee transferring part of enhanced compensation is not a 'conveyance deed' unless it specifically records transfer of rights in its recital.“So as to form...
No Provision Empowering Collector To Recover Deficiency In Registration Fee Under Stamp Act: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that there is no provision in the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 which empowers the Collector or other stamp authorities to recover deficiency in registration fees.Besides recovery of deficiency in Stamp Duty, recovery was ordered against the petitioner regarding deficiency in registration fees on Document No. 1549/2022 & 1548/2022. Further, penalty of Rs....
Bahraich Violence | 'No Reason To Say UP Govt Won't Follow SC's Order On Demolitions': Allahabad HC Grants 15 Days To Accused To Respond To PwD Notices
In an extraordinary Sunday sitting, the Allahabad High Court today heard a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea moved by the Association For Protection of Civil Rights (through its Vice President, UP East, Sayed Mehfuzur Rehman) challenging the Uttar Pradesh Government's proposed action to demolish properties belonging to the accused in the Bahraich violence case. Hearing the matter...
Arbitral Award Based On Law Prevailing At Time Of Proceedings Cannot Be Held To Be Illegal Due To Subsequent Apex Court Ruling: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court Bench of Justice Piyush Agrawal, held that if parties were allowed to reopen concluded arbitrations based on new judicial rulings, it would lead to a flood of claims seeking to modify or overturn arbitral awards. Moreover, the retroactive application of judicial decisions to arbitral awards would create legal and procedural chaos. Arbitrators make decisions based on...
Allahabad High Court Awards Rs 5 Lakh Compensation To 35-Yr Old Law Student Who Was Admitted By Fault On College's Part
The Allahabad High Court awarded a compensation of Rs. 5 lakhs to a 35 year old law student who was granted admission in Law College against the rules of the brochure and was cancelled after being successful in first semester examination.Observing that the student had not played fraud on the College, the bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Vikas Budhwar observed,“It is rather...
LS Polls 2024: Allahabad HC Rejects Election Plea Of JKP Leader Who Intended To Contest Against PM Modi From Varanasi
On Friday, the Allahabad High Court rejected an election plea filed by a Janhit Kisan Party (JKP) leader, who intended to contest the Lok Sabha elections 2024 from Varanasi against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. JKP Leader Vijay Nandan had moved the HC to challenge the returning officer's rejection of his nomination form. A bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh dismissed Nandan's plea...
Poisoning Does Not Qualify For Extraordinary Pension; Allahabad High Court Rejects Appeal In Sub-Inspector's Death By Poisoning Case
Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Jaspreet Singh dismissed the appeal of Smt. Poonam Tyagi, holding that her husband's death from poisoning did not qualify for extraordinary pension under the Uttar Pradesh Police (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1961. The court ruled that the cause of death was unrelated to the performance of any hazardous or...
Can't Let Such Offences Flourish In Society: Allahabad HC Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Damaging Lord Shiva Idols
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday denied bail to a man accused of destroying the idols of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati and attempting to kill the priest of a Temple in the Bareilly district of the state. A bench of Justice Ashutosh Srivastava observed that such offences cannot be permitted to flourish in society by “adopting a soft-pedalling approach at the cost...
Bikru Ambush | 'He Misused Trust Which Led To His Colleagues' Death': Allahabad HC Rejects Third Bail Plea Of Dismissed UP Cop
The Allahabad High Court recently rejected the third bail plea moved by now-dismissed UP Police official Krishna Kumar Sharma, who is facing conspiring charges in connection with the ambush in Bikru village on July 3, 2020, in which Gangster Vikas Dubey gunned down eight policemen. A bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery observed that though he has been in jail for the last...
In Multiple Matrimonial Proceedings, Plea Claiming Higher/ Highest Maintenance Must Be Decided First: Allahabad High Court
Referring to the Supreme Court's decision on multiple deductions towards maintenance amount, the Allahabad High Court has said that in matrimonial disputes if there are multiplicity of maintenance proceedings under different legislations, the plea claiming the highest maintenance must be decided first by the concerned court. The observation came in an army personnel's plea who claimed that...
Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Raping 'Minor' On Condition Of Marrying Her
The Allahabad High Court recently granted bail to a man accused of raping a girl, allegedly a minor, on the pretext of marriage and impregnating her, on the condition that within three months of his release, he would marry the girl and also take care of their newborn. A bench of Justice Krishan Pahal also directed him to deposit (in the form of FD) a sum of Rs.2,00,000/—in the name...
Allahabad High Court Directs Centre, State To Frame Guidelines For Payment Of Maintenance Allowance To Estranged Spouses Of All Employees
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training under the Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India and Principal Secretary, Department of Appointment and Personnel, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow to frame appropriate Rules/Norms/Guidelines for the purpose payment of maintenance allowance to estranged spouses...