Allahabad High Court
Police Protection Has Become More Of A 'Status Symbol', Courts Can't Create Privileged Class: Allahabad High Court
In a petition seeking CRPF protection for life, the Allahabad High Court held that having police protection has become more of a status symbol at the cost of taxpayers' money. The bench of Justice Saral Srivastava and Justice Sudhanshu Chauhan observed “..it can very well be held that the nature of threat perception and the liability to provide security has to be left to be decided by...
'Tum Log Police Se Ghir Chuke Ho': Why Allahabad High Court Equated This UP Police FIR With A 'Movie Script'
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Monday strongly deprecated the growing trend of Uttar Pradesh Police FIRs containing highly exaggerated content that appear to be borrowed heavily from "movie scripts". "Time and again this Court has pointed out that the language being used in the FIRs does not reflect the ground position, rather appears to be hearsay, scripted and appears to...
Will Hold State Liable For Victim Compensation If 'Chinese Manjha' Sales Continue Unabated, Warns Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has taken strong note of the failure of the Uttar Pradesh authorities to effectively curb the unabated manufacture, sale and use of deadly synthetic kite strings, commonly referred to as “Chinese Manjha”. Observing that state functionaries "wake up and start taking some action" only when tragic injuries or fatalities hog newspaper headlines, the Court...
Allahabad High Court Seeks UP Govt Reply To PIL Alleging Selective Continuation Of Grant-In-Aid To Suspended Madrasas
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has sought the response of the Uttar Pradesh Government to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea, which alleges that there is no uniform State policy for continuing to grant aid to Madrasas despite their recognition having been suspended. The PIL plea filed by social worker Azaj Ahmad, through Advocates Asok Pande and Vindeshwri Pandey,...
Allahabad High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Students Accused Of Offering Namaz At Restricted Place; Issues Warning
The Allahabad High Court recently quashed the entire criminal proceedings against two students who were implicated for offering Namaz at a location designated by the local administration for that purpose. A bench of Justice Saurabh Srivastava also warned the students to follow the instructions and specific restraints issued by the local administration in the future. Briefly put,...
NSA Can Be Invoked Against Jailed Accused If There Is Apprehension Of Public Order Disturbance Upon Release: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has observed that a detention order under the National Security Act 1980 can be passed against an accused who is already in jail if the authority is of the opinion that, upon his release on bail, he will indulge in acts prejudicial to public order. A bench of Justice Abdul Moin and Justice Babita Rani thus dismissed a Habeas Corpus Writ Petition...
Advise SC Judges Against Passing 'Stigmatic' Orders: Oudh Bar Association Urges CJI To Expunge Remarks Against Justice Pankaj Bhatia
The Oudh Bar Association (Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench) has addressed a formal representation to the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, raising serious concern regarding 'repeated adverse remarks concerning the Allahabad High Court Judges. The Association has urged the CJI Surya Kant to advise all accompanying Judges of the Supreme Court to avoid passing stigmatic orders and...
Advocate's Unauthorized Statement In Court Can't Make Client Liable For Contempt: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) recently observed that a statement made by a counsel without specific instructions from the client can't be treated as a binding undertaking for the purpose of contempt proceedings. A bench of Justice Manish Kumar thus withdrew contempt charges for alleged wilful disobedience of a Court order against the respondent. The single judge...
Family Pension Received By Heirs Of Deceased Has No Bearing While Considering MACT Compensation: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that pension being received by the claimant and the family pension received by the legal heirs of the deceased in a motor vehicle accident should not be considered at the time of calculating compensations under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.Referring to the decision of the Apex Court in Sebastiani Lakra and others vs. National Insurance Company Limited and...
Transgender Persons Act | DM's Certificate Conclusive Proof Of Gender; Passport Authority Can't Demand Medical Test: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a certificate issued by the District Magistrate under Section 7 of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, acts as conclusive proof of gender/identity for the issuance of a passport. A bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Siddharth Nandan observed that the Passport Authority can't demand a fresh medical examination or...
UP Govt Admits Woman Died Due To Wrong Blood Transfusion At SRN Hospital; High Court Forms Panel To Fix Lapses, Mulls Compensation
The Uttar Pradesh Government recently admitted before the Allahabad High Court that a woman patient admitted at Swaroop Rani Hospital in Prayagraj died last year due to the transfusion of the wrong blood group. A bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Siddharth Nandan recorded the State's submission and immediately directed the formation of a high-level committee to...
Allahabad High Court Issues Contempt Notices To Bareilly DM, SSP Over Alleged Interference In 'Namaz' At Private Property
The Allahabad High Court last week issued a contempt notice to Bareilly District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar and Senior Superintendent of Police Anurag Arya for allegedly restraining certain individuals (including petitioner-Tarik Khan) from offering Namaz inside a private house. A bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Siddharth Nandan observed that the actions of the officials...