Allahabad High Court
Disciplinary Proceedings Beyond Court-Fixed Timeline Can Be Interdicted If No Bona Fide Attempt Made To Seek Extension: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that when a disciplinary order is passed after the time limit set by the Court for passing the same has expired and no effort has been made by the disciplinary authority to seek time extension, the same shall stand vitiated. It also held the deciding whether such an order is vitiated would depend on the facts of each case. Referring to the decisions of...
Allahabad HC Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Bhim Army Leader Accused Of Calling CM Yogi 'Moorkmantri'
The Allahabad High Court recently granted interim protection from arrest to a Bhim Army leader in connection with a UP Police FIR lodged on the allegations of calling the Chief Minister of the State, Yogi Adityanath, 'Moorkhmantri'. A bench of Justice Rajeev Misra and Justice Padam Narain Mishra granted relief to the accused, Sudhir Aryan, booked under 353 (2) BNS [Statements conducing...
Allahabad HC Again Takes Aim At UP's Gun Culture; Seeks Details Of Arms Licences Held By Brij Bhushan, Others
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday yet again took aim at the Gun Culture prevailing in the State of Uttar Pradesh as it stressed that the public display of weapons often disrupts social harmony and generates fear and insecurity among ordinary people. A bench of Justice Vinod Diwakar remarked that a society in which armed individuals assert dominance through visible force and threats...
Ganga Iftar | Allahabad HC Grants Bail As Accused Apologise To Hindu Community, Vow Lifelong Respect For 'Maa Ganga'
The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted bail to 3 Muslim men accused of organizing an Iftar party, consuming non-vegetarian food on a boat in the river Ganga (in Varanasi) and throwing leftover waste into the river. A bench of Justice Rajiv Lochan noted that the accused demonstrated "genuine remorse" by submitting an unconditional apology to the Court. The same bench had earlier granted...
Allahabad High Court Grants Interim Relief To Reliance Bio Energy In Complaint Under Air Quality Management Act
The Allahabad High Court has granted interim relief to Reliance Bio Energy in complaint case filed under Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR & Adjoining Areas Act, 2021.Reliance Bio Energy is a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd, in the process of establishing Compressed Biogas plant across India by utilizing agricultural waste (Parali).The director had been summoned under...
S. 223 BNSS | Pre-Cognizance Hearing Of Accused Mandatory In Post-BNSS NDPS Act Complaints: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that an accused must be heard before a special Court takes cognizance upon a 'complaint' made (after commencement of BNSS) by an authority under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. A bench of Justice Brij Raj Singh ruled thus while relying on the first proviso to Section 223(1) BNSS, which mandates granting the accused a...
'Karauli Baba' Remarks Row | Allahabad HC Extends Interim Protection Granted To YouTuber In UP Police FIR Till July 14
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday extended the interim protection from arrest granted earlier to YouTuber Gautam Khattar, who is facing a UP Police FIR over his alleged derogatory remarks against 'Sri Karauli Shankar Mahadev Baba' (also known as 'Karauli Sarkar'), till July 14. A Bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Tarun Saxena heard the matter today and granted the counsel for...
Allahabad HC Division Bench Recuses From Hearing Habeas Corpus Plea Of Journalist Arrested During Noida Workers' Protest
A division bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Vinai Kumar Kumar Dwivedi of the Allahabad High Court today recused from hearing a Habeas Corpus plea concerning journalist Satyam Verma, who was arrested last month on the allegations of instigating workers to carry out violence during the Noida labourers' protest When the matter was taken up, Senior Advocate SFA Naqvi, along with...
'Calls Into Question Its Very Existence': Allahabad HC Raps NHRC For Closing Custodial Death Case Relying Only On Police Version
Observing that a 16-year-old custodial death case of a disabled man discloses severe "institutional failures", the Allahabad High Court on Monday rebuked the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) & UP Police and admitted HC's own procedural delay in unearthing the truth of the case. In its 16-page order, the Court severely criticised the NHRC for closing the 2009 case by...
Police Torturing Relatives Of Accused Is A 'Colonial Practice', Violates Article 21: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that the Police's act of torturing or harassing the relatives of an accused is a 'colonial practice' which is violative of the right to life and personal liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Tarun Saxena added that in contemporary times, the police have scientific methods to locate...
State's Duty Doesn't End With Prosecuting Offender: Allahabad HC Summons UP Officials Over Lack Of Acid Attack Survivor Rehab Policy
The Allahabad High Court recently expressed its strong displeasure over the State authorities treating acid attack matters "lightly and casually" and for not framing a comprehensive policy for the compensation, rehabilitation and long-term support of acid attack survivors. A bench of Justice Saral Srivastava and Justice Garima Prashad took strong exception to the UP Government's...