'Approach Competent Authority': Allahabad HC Dismisses PIL Challenging LoP Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha Election

The Allahabad High Court on Monday allowed the withdrawal of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Plea to set aside Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's election as an MP from the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat.A bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Om Prakash Shukla dismissed the PIL plea as withdrawn while allowing the petitioner to approach the competent authority under Section 9(2) of the...

India's Majority Population Would Be In Minority One Day If Conversions In Religious Congregations Not Stopped: Allahabad HC

Update on September 27 - Allahabad HC's General Observations On Religious Conversions & 'Majority Becoming Minority' Were Uncalled For: Supreme CourtThe Allahabad High Court today observed that if the current trend of conversions during religious congregations is permitted to continue, the majority population of the country could eventually find itself in the minority one day.With...

Rahul Gandhi Citizenship Issue In Allahabad HC | 'Enough! You Have Tested Our Patience' : Bench Rises Over Lawyer's Incessant Arguments

In a dramatic turn of events at the Allahabad High Court, the proceedings in a PIL Plea concerning Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi's citizenship took an unexpected twist. The bench had to rise after it took exception to the Petitioner's Advocate's incessant arguments.The situation escalated when the Petitioner's Advocate (Ashok Pandey) insisted on continuing his argument, despite a bench of...

[Domestic Violence Act] Permissible Amendments, Additional Reliefs U/S 12 Can Be Sought By Fresh Application U/S 23: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that amendments and additional reliefs permissible under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, would be maintainable in the form of a fresh application under Section 23 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.“Where in the application under Section 12, permissible amendment in view of subsequent...

'Examine Dowry Death Matters From All Possible Angles; Justify How Case Falls Under S. 302, 304-B Or 306 IPC': Allahabad HC Directs UP Police

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh, to instruct Investigating Officers to conduct a "wide spectrum of investigation" in dowry death-related cases and examine the death of a married lady (within 7 years of her marriage) from every possible angle."...the I.O. of the case shall hold wide spectrum of investigation to examine and collecting the...

Mechanical Addition Of S. 302 IPC 'Unsustainable': Allahabad HC Explains When Trial Courts Can Add Murder Charge In Dowry Death Cases

The Allahabad High Court recently took exception to the routine and mechanical addition of Section 302 of the IPC (Murder) by trial court judges in the state to the cases already involving dowry death and dowry-related inhuman treatment without any supporting material. A bench of Justice Rahul Chaturvedi and Justice Mohd. Azhar Husain Idrisi observed that the mechanical addition of...

PIL Challenging Rahul Gandhi's LS Election: Allahabad HC Seeks Registry Report On HC's 2016 Directive Against Petitioner's Advocate

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday directed its registry to submit its report on a 2016 Judgment of the High Court passed related to the advocate representing the petitioner in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea challenging Rahul Gandhi's election to the Lok Sabha."This court has perused the judgment of the Division Bench of this Court in the case of Hindu Personal Law Board Vs....

Acquisitions Made Under UP Avas Vikas Act But Not Finalized Till January 1, 2014 Are Governed By Land Acquisition Act 2013: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has held that acquisitions made under U.P. Avas Evam Vikash Parish Adhiniyam, 1965 prior to commencement of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 which have not been finalized till 01.01.2014 shall be governed by the Act of 2013 for the purposes of determination of compensation to...

PIL To Set Aside Rahul Gandhi's LS Election From Rae Bareli: Allahabad HC Adjourns Hearing Sans Going Into Merits Of Case

Without going into the merits of the case, the Allahabad High Court today adjourned hearing in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking to set aside Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's election as an MP from the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat on the ground that he is not an Indian Citizen but a British citizen and thus ineligible to contest the polls. The matter will now be heard by...

Order On Miscellaneous Applications U/S 17 Regarding Court Fee Is Appealable U/S 18 SARFAESI Act: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that order on miscellaneous application regarding the court fee is appealable under Section 18 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002.Justice Ajit Kumar held that Section 18 of the SARFAESI Act, which provides for appeals, does not specify that appeals can only be filed against final orders...

Allahabad HC Denies Relief To Man Who Secretly Took Daughter's Blood Sample For Private DNA Test To Deny Paternity, Avoid Maintenance

The Allahabad High Court recently denied relief to a man, a doctor by profession, who secretly took his daughter's blood sample for a private DNA test to challenge her paternity, avoid paying maintenance to her and to show that her wife was living in adultery. Calling the said DNA report obtained by the applicant “nothing but trash”, which cannot be relied upon, a bench of...

PIL In Allahabad HC Seeks Framing Of Mediclaim Policy For Advocates Registered With State Bar Council

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been filed in the Allahabad High Court, urging the court to direct the framing of a comprehensive mediclaim/healthcare policy specifically for advocates registered with the State Bar Council. The petition, moved by petitioner-in-person Alok Kumar Mishra highlights the necessity of providing adequate healthcare benefits to legal professionals, who...