Allahabad HC Allows 'Rampur Public School' To Intervene In Jauhar University Land Dispute, Seeks Details On Safeguarding Students' Interest

The Allahabad High Court has allowed the intervention application filed by Rampur Public School in the matter of the cancellation of the lease of Maulana Mohamad Ali Jauhar University in UP's Rampur District. Rampur Public School is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and has been running under the aegis of Maulana Mohamad Ali Jauhar Trust since 2015. In...

Investments Made Through Banking Channels Can't Be Disbelieved, Onus On Revenue To Prove Otherwise: Allahabad HC

Recently, the Allahabad High Court held that investments made through banking channels and show in regular returns cannot be disbelieved unless proven otherwise by the department.The bench comprising of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Shiv Shanker Prasad held there was “no room” to disbelieve investments made in the assesee company if they have been made through banking channels...

Plea In Allahabad HC Seeks CBI Probe Into Alleged Murder And Gang Rape Of A Dalit Woman From Banda District

A plea has been filed in Allahabad High Court seeking a CBI probe into the alleged murder and gang rape of a Dalit Woman in the Banda District of Uttar Pradesh by three men. On 31st October, a severed head of a flour mill worker was found outside the mill. At some distance, her naked body and severed hand were discovered along with blood-stained clothes. The mill staff had said that...

[Gyanvapi-Kashi Title Dispute] Allahabad HC To Pronounce Verdict On Plea Challenging Hindu Worshippers' 1991 Suit On Dec 19

In the Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi land title dispute cases, the Allahabad High Court will on December 19 pronounce its verdict on a batch of petitions including a plea challenging a 1991 civil suit filed by Hindu worshippers seeking the right to worship in the Gyanvapi mosque. The suit, pending before a Varanasi court, seeks to restore an ancient temple at the disputed site currently occupied...

UP Minor Minerals Rules | Royalty Or Other Dues Can Be Recovered As Land Arrears Only, Not From Security Deposit: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has held that under the Uttar Pradesh Minor Minerals (Concession) Rules 1963 royalty or any other dues which have not been paid under a mining lease can only be recovered as arrears of land revenue.The bench comprising of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Manoj Bajaj held that rent, royalty and other dues cannot be recovered from the security deposit made at the...

S. 125 CrPC | Order For Interim Maintenance Not An Interlocutory Order, Can Be Challenged In Revision: Allahabad High Court

Recently, the Allahabad High Court held that an order of interim maintenance during the pendency of application under Section 125 CrPC is not an interlocutory order and thus, can be challenged before the High Court in revision.While enhancing the interim maintenance granted to revisionist-wife, Justice Pankaj Bhatia held “The power to grant maintenance during the pendency of the...

No God, Church, Temple Or Mosque Would Approve Malpractices By Priest/Godmen For Religious Conversion: Allahabad HC Denies Relief To SHUATS Officials

Refusing to quash an FIR lodged against the Vice Chancellor and other higher officials of the Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Science (SHUATS) accused of persuading a woman to adopt Christianity by offering her a job and other allurement, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that no true religion on the earth would approve of malpractices by the priest...

'Testimony Of Victim Shaky' : Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Conviction Of Man In A 26 Year Old Alleged Rape Case

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday set aside the rape conviction of a man (who has been in jail since 2000) given the doubts surrounding the credibility of the victim's testimony, which was, in the court's opinion, 'shaky' or unreliable. The alleged incident took place in January 1997.In its order, a bench of Justice Karunesh Singh Pawar highlighted the absence of evidence regarding...

Fatal Accidents Act| 'Court Has Jurisdiction To Quantify Damages Proportionate To Loss': Allahabad HC Awards ₹50L Compensation To Widow

The Allahabad High Court has held that the Court has wide jurisdiction to quantify damages as it may think are proportionate to the loss suffered by the claimant.While awarding a compensation of Rs. 50 lakhs plus interest, the bench comprising Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Shiv Shanker Prasad held “Wide discretion is vested with the Court to award such damages as it may...

Mother Entitled To Custody Of Male Child Until He Completes Age Of 7 Years As Per Muslim Law: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that according to the Mohammedan Law, a mother is entitled to custody (hizanat) of a male child until he completes the age of 7 years.The bench of Justice Karunesh Singh Pawar observed thus while allowing a habeas corpus filed by the mother (Rehana) of the detenue-Takbeer Khan, aged about 3 years and 7 months. In her plea, she had sought custody of her...

BREAKING | Krishna Janmabhumi Dispute: Allahabad HC Allows Plea To Appoint Commission To Inspect Mathura's Shahi Idagh Mosque

In a significant order likely to affect the fate of the prayers in the pending suits before the Allahabad High Court concerning Mathura's Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Mosque dispute, the HC, on Tuesday, ALLOWED a plea seeking the appointment of a court commissioner to inspect the Idgah Mosque. A bench of Justice Mayank Kumar Jain passed this order on an Order 26 Rule 9...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 04 To December 10, 2023

NOMINAL INDEX Smt. Sharda Singh v. Yashpal And 2 Others 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 469 Dr. Arvind Kumar And 3 Others v. State Of U.P. And 4 Others 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 470 Vijay Bahadur Singh v. State Of U.P. And 3 Others 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 471 Deepti Singh v. State Of U.P. Represented By Its Addl. Chief Secy. Basic Shiksha Lko And 6 Others 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 472 National Highway...