Allahabad High Court
'Can't Entertain A Writ Plea For Money Claim Filed 27 Yrs After Cause Of Action Arose': Allahabad HC Refuses Relief To A Class III Employee
The Allahabad High Court today dismissed a writ petition filed by a Class III employee concerning a money claim as it noted that the plea had been moved 27 years after the alleged cause of action allegedly arose in her favour.In a strongly worded order, the bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh noted that the petitioner had approached the Court with a stale and belated claim, which suffered...
Oudh Bar Association Decides To Boycott Court Of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh Of Allahabad High Court
The Oudh Bar Association today passed a resolution deciding to boycott the Court of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh, a judge of the Allahabad High Court (at the Lucknow Bench), with immediate effect.The decision was taken after an urgent meeting was called today by the Association under the chairmanship of the President of the Oudh Bar Association A.M. Tripathi.The resolution released after...
Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Govt's Order Granting Remission To A Convict Who Was Awarded Life Imprisonment In 2 Cases
Today, the Allahabad High Court quashed and set aside a 2019 order of the State Government by which a convict, who was granted a life imprisonment sentence in two criminal cases, was granted remission. Observing that the convict (Man Singh) was not entitled to remission of the sentence as his case was covered by prohibition no. (x) of the State Government’s remission policy, the bench...
Allahabad High Court Issues Contempt Notice To An Advocate Accused Of Stalking, Sending Obnoxious Messages To A Lady Judge
The Allahabad High Court has issued a show cause notice to an advocate asking why criminal contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him for allegedly stalking and sending obnoxious and disturbing messages and casting indecent remarks against a lady judicial officer on her Facebook account.The order was passed almost a month after a single judge of the High Court cancelled the...
Before Entertaining A PIL Concerning Corruption By Public Servant The Court Should Satisfy Itself With Petitioner's Credentials: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has observed that before entertaining a public interest litigation plea concerning corruption by a public servant, the Court needs to be satisfied first with the credentials of the person approaching the Court. The bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Om Prakash Shukla observed thus while dismissing a PIL plea filed before it by a dismissed...
Allahabad High Court Directs Department To Release The Seized Goods On The Condition Of Payment Of 200% Of The Tax Payable
The Allahabad High Court has directed the department to release the seized goods on the condition of payment of 200% of the tax payable on the goods valued at the same on the basis of the valuation as shown in the invoice.The bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia has observed that the value of the goods in transit is to be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 15 declared in...
Subjecting Woman To Occult Rituals To Treat Her Infertility A 'Curse For Society', It Is Mindset Of Stone Age: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently called it a curse for a society that women are still subjected to occult (तांत्रिक) rituals to treat their infertility even before ascertaining that it might be a case of male infertility.The bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery observed thus while denying bail to an accused who, along with his family members, has been accused of...
'Need Of Hour To Have Purity In Politics': Allahabad HC Dismisses Abdullah Azam’s Plea To Stay Conviction Which Led To His Disqualification As MLA
"It is now the need of the hour to have purity in politics. Representatives of people should be man of clear antecedent," remarked Allahabad High Court on Thursday while dismissing a plea moved by Mohammed Abdullah Azam Khan seeking a stay on conviction in a 15-year-old case that led to his disqualification as an MLA. The bench of Justice Rajiv Gupta observed that Khan was trying to seek a...
State Utilizing A Small Part Of Tax To Provide Conveniences To Any Religious Denomination Doesn't Violate Article 27: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has observed that if the State spends some money out of the taxes/revenue collected by it from the citizens for providing some conveniences or facilities to any religious denomination, the same will not be violative of Article 27 of the Constitution of India.For context, Article 27 of the Constitution of India mandates that no person can be compelled to pay any...
Allahabad High Court Reserves Orders In Abdullah Azam’s Plea To Stay Conviction Which Led To His Disqualification As MLA
The Allahabad High Court today reserved its orders on the plea moved by Mohammed Abdullah Azam Khan seeking a stay on conviction in a 15-year-old case that led to his disqualification as an MLA.Khan was disqualified from Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly in February this year, days after he was convicted and sentenced by a Moradabad court to two years in prison in a 15-year-old case....
Teele Wali Masjid Dispute| Maintainability Of Lord Sheshnag's Suit In Lucknow Court Seeking Possession Of Premises Challenged In Allahabad HC
A plea has been moved before the Allahabad High Court challenging the maintainability of a suit pending before the Lucknow Court seeking possession of the City's Teele Wali Masjid Premises. Hearing the matter on Monday, the HC sought replies from the opposite parties by April 28.Essentially, the Suit pending before the Lucknow Civil Court was filed in 2013 by Lord Sheshnagesht Teeleshwar...
Allahabad High Court’s 7 Judges Bench Frames Contempt Charges Against Kanpur Lawyers For Continuing Strike Despite HC’s Order
The Allahabad High Court on Friday framed contempt charges against office bearers of the Kanpur Bar Associations and Lawyers’ Association Kanpur Nagar for continuing their strike despite the HC’s order (to refrain from boycotting district courts) and for also using abusive unparliamentary language and outrageous behavior against the Judiciary. It may be noted that the lawyers of...