Allahabad High Court
PIL In Allahabad HC Against Varanasi Municipal Corporation's Order To Close Non-Veg Shops Along 'Kanwar' Route
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been moved before the Allahabad High Court challenging the directive of the Varanasi Municipal Corporation to close down all meat and poultry shops along the Kanwar Yatra route for the entire month of 'Saawan'.The National Loktantrik Party, through its National President (Executive) Mohammad Suhail, has moved the PIL plea to quash the impugned...
Ex-IPS Officer Amitabh Thakur Moves Allahabad HC Against Union Govt's 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' Notification
Former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Amitabh Thakur has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition in Allahabad High Court challenging the Central government's recent notification declaring June 25, the day Emergency was imposed in the country in 1975, as 'Samvidan Hatya Diwas'.The PIL plea submits that using the words "Samvidhan Hatya" is improper and incorrect and is "bound to...
'Deplorable': Allahabad HC Imposes ₹2 Lakh Cost On Lucknow University For Wrongfully Withholding Student's 3rd Yr Results, Ruining Her Future
Recently, the Allahabad High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 2 lakhs on Lucknow University for passing arbitrary orders against the petitioner-student ruining her career.Observing that the order of the cancellation of her examination of 2009 was passed in 2012 but was never communicated to the petitioner, Justice Alok Mathur held that “The matter directly pertains to the educational future...
Writ Plea Against Advocate General's Refusal To Grant Nod For Criminal Contempt Proceedings Isn't Maintainable: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has said that a writ plea challenging the Advocate General's refusal to grant permission for initiating criminal contempt proceedings is non-maintainable. A bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Manjive Shukla observed this while referring to the Supreme Court's order in P.N. Duda v. P. Shiv Shanker and Others, 1988, wherein it was held that in cases of refusal...
Appear In-Person With 'Detenue': Allahabad HC Summons Panipat (Haryana) SP, SHO Over Failure To Trace Missing 13 Y/O Boy
The Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the Superintendent of Police, Panipat (Haryana), and the Station House Officer [Police Station-Chandni Bagh in Panipat] to appear in person before the Court on August 5, along with a missing 13-year-old boy. The directive was issued by a bench of Justice Shamim Ahmed while hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by one Veena Devi, the...
Procedure For Service Of Summons On Corporate Bodies/Firms | Allahabad HC Explains Difference Between S. 63 CrPC & S. 65 BNSS
In light of the provision contained under Section 65 of the recently introduced Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, the Allahabad High Court earlier this month observed that summons of a company or corporation could now also be served through the Director, apart from the Manager, Secretary, and other Officers of the company, including the firm's partner. A bench of...
'Deposit ₹25K With UP Gau Sewa Ayog': Allahabad HC Imposes Bail Condition On 4 Men Allegedly Arrested With 70KG Cow Beef
The Allahabad High Court recently granted bail to 4 accused booked under the UP Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act while imposing a condition requiring each accused to deposit ₹25,000 with the Uttar Pradesh Gau Sewa Ayog.A bench of Justice Karunesh Singh Pawar imposed this condition earlier this month while granting bail to 4 accused (Shabbir, Mohammad Alam, Mohammad Khalid and Asgar) booked...
Allahabad HC Seeks UOI's Reply On PIL Challenging Its Move To Observe June 25 As 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas'
The Allahabad High Court has sought a response from the Union of India (UOI) on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea challenging the government's decision to observe June 25 as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' every year. The PIL, moved by Jhansi-based practising advocate Santosh Singh Dohrey through Advocate Braj Mohan Singh, seeks quashing of the Union Government's notification, published in...
'Date Of Complaints And Date Of Transfer Is Same, No Fact-Finding Inquiry Took Place': Allahabad High Court Quashes Transfer Order
The Allahabad High Court has quashed the transfer order issued to a Junior Assistant who was posted in the office of Deputy Director Agriculture, Bareilly to the office of Deputy Director Agriculture, Bahraich on the same day as the complaint was lodged against him since no fact-finding inquiry was made against the complaint. On 30.06.2024, a letter was issued by Deputy...
Person Seeking Appointment In District Courts Must Have Impeccable Character & High Integrity Without Criminal Antecedents: Allahabad High Court
While upholding the dismissal of Group "D" employee of District Court Judgeship, Etah, the Allahabad High Court held that any person seeking appointment in District Court Judgeship must have impeccable character and high integrity without criminal antecedents. The Court held that any person without clean antecedents can damage the organization. The bench comprising of...
Allahabad High Court Seeks UOI, State Reply On PIL Seeking Inclusion Of Bhat Community In ST Category In UP
The Allahabad High Court has issued notices to the Union of India (UOI) and the Uttar Pradesh state government, seeking their responses to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking the inclusion of the Bhat community in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category within the state of Uttar Pradesh. The PIL plea, filed by Akhil Bhartiya Bhat Samaj Ekta and its president (Pavnendra...