Allahabad High Court
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...
Allahabad High Court Temporarily Restrains District Bar Associations In UP From Holding Strikes
In a stern direction to the bar bodies in the state of Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court has directed that none of the Bar Associations of any district courts in the state would resort to any strike till August 7."Holding of strike in teeth of the law laid down by the Supreme Court would be viewed as an act of ex facie contempt", a bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice...
Person Facing Criminal Cases Doesn't Need Court's Nod For Passport Issuance; Permission Required In Case Of Foreign Travel: Allahabad HC
Last month, the Allahabad High Court observed that under the Indian Passport Act 1967, a person seeking the issuance of a passport is not required to obtain prior permission from the competent court, even if such a person is facing criminal charges. A Bench of Justice Alok Mathur and Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal explained that under the 1967 Act, the passport authority has to...
'No Work-No Pay' Principle Not Applicable To UP Govt Employees Reinstated After Full Exoneration: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that an employee who has been fully exonerated of the charges against him and has been subsequently reinstated is entitled to full pay for the period he was out of service by virtue of Rule 54 of the Financial Hand Book Volume-II (Part II to IV).Rule 54 of the Financial Hand Book Volume-II (Part II to IV) provides that a dismissed employee who has been...
'Specify Proposals To Prohibit Lawyers' Strikes': Allahabad HC To BCI, State Bar Council, HCBA & District Bar Association
The Allahabad High Court has directed key legal bodies, including the Bar Council of India (BCI), State Bar Council, High Court Bar Association (HCBA), and District Bar Association, Prayagraj, to submit their responses outlining specific measures to prevent advocates' strikes. A bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Dr Gautam Chowdhary has asked these bodies to...
Do You Have Plans To Set Up An AIIMS-Like Institute In Prayagraj?: High Court Asks Union Health Ministry
The Allahabad High Court has asked the Union Health Ministry if the Central Government plans to establish a premier healthcare institution similar to the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Prayagraj. This directive came in response to a public interest litigation (PIL) plea filed by Sahaj-Sarathi Foundation and another highlighting the inadequacy of medical facilities...
Road Transport Corporations Act Falls Under Union List, Special Appeals Against Regulation Framed Thereunder Are Maintainable: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held the Road Transport Corporations Act, 1950 falls within the ambit of powers exercised under List I of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. Therefore, special appeals filed under Chapter VIII Rule 5 of the Allahabad High Court Rules arising out exercise of powers by a single judge under Article 226 or 227 of the Constitution of India against...
Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 8 To July 14, 2024
NOMINAL INDEX Satya Narain Shukla And Anr. vs. State Of U.P. Thru.Chief Secy. And Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (AB) 423 Tarun Goel vs. State of U.P 2024 LiveLaw (AB) 424 Inder Alias Lala vs. State of U.P. and Another 2024 LiveLaw (AB) 425 Vipin Kumar Agrawal vs. Smt. Manisha Agrawal 2024 LiveLaw (AB) 426 Shriniwas Rav Nayak vs. State of U.P. 2024 LiveLaw (AB) 427 M/S Kashi...
Hindu Marriage Not Proven By Mere Certificate Of Arya Samaj/ Registrar, Must Show Saptapadi Or Other Rites: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that marriage certificate issued by Arya Samaj Mandir or the Registrar of Hindu Marriages does not by itself prove marriage between parties. It was held that the one claiming the factum of marriage must produce evidence/ witnesses showing that Saptapadi and other rites and customs of Hindu marriage under Section 7 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955...
Allahabad High Court Half Yearly Tax Digest: January To June 2024
INDEXM/S Mgs Palace v. State Of U.P. And 4 Others 2024 LiveLaw (AB) 4M/S. Hindustan Herbal Cosmetics vs. State Of U.P. And 2 Others 2024 LiveLaw (AB) 9M/S Eastern Machine Bricks And Tiles Industries vs. State Of U.P. And Others 2024 LiveLaw (AB) 14Akbar Ali Transport Services vs. State of U.P. and Another 2024 LiveLaw (AB) 25 M/S Roli Enterprises vs. State Of U.P. And 2 Others 2024 LiveLaw...
Sustainability Of Punishment Order Questionable If Procedure Not Followed During Inquiry Stage: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court, while considering the case of a Judicial Officer, held that if procedural requirements were not followed at the stage of inquiry against a delinquent officer, the validity of the punishment order passed subsequently could be called into question. “Failure to follow procedural requirements during inquiry stage raises a serious concern about the validity of...