Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court Judge Recuses From Contempt Case Against Senior IAS Officer Over 'Attempt To Influence' A Judge
Justice Pramod Kumar Srivastava of the Allahabad High Court on Thursday recused himself from hearing a suo motu criminal contempt matter concerning a senior IAS officer and Devi Patan Mandal Commissioner Durga Shakti Nagpal over allegations that she attempted to influence and intimidate a Judicial Officer.A Bench of Justice Abdul Moin and Justice Pramod Kumar Srivastava directed that the...
Biological Father Can Adopt His Own Illegitimate Son Under 'Hindu Adoption And Maintenance Act': Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a Hindu male is not prohibited under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, from adopting his own illegitimate son merely because he is the child's biological father.A bench Justice Arun Kumar held so while deciding a second appeal concerning an adoption allegedly made in 1970. The Court upheld the concurrent findings of the courts below that...
Allahabad High Court Flags Inadequately Briefed Govt Counsels, Last-Minute Case Allocation; Seeks UP Law Dept Response
The Allahabad High Court has raised concerns about the manner in which cases are allocated to Government Counsel, observing that files are often handed over at the last minute, leaving counsel with little or no time to prepare for the matter.A bench of Justice Vinod Diwakar said the recurring difficulty was "impeding the course of justice" and observed that merely replacing Government Counsel...
UP Police Investigation Quality Shall Be Improved; Cops Will Comply With Court Orders In Time: DGP Assures Allahabad High Court
Uttar Pradesh DGP Rajeev Krishna appeared personally before the Allahabad High Court on September 1 and assured a bench of Justice Sameer Jain that the quality of UP Police investigations would be improved and that police officers would comply with the Court's orders in time.The assurance came during the hearing of a bail application in a murder case. Justice Jain had earlier expressed...
Allahabad High Court Flags Trend Of Court Decrees Becoming Meaningless Due To Police, Revenue Authorities' Disregard
The Allahabad High Court has flagged a trend in which Civil Court decrees are becoming 'meaningless' due to the approach of police and revenue authorities, observing that such authorities appear to treat the Civil Court as "hardly a Court" and its orders and decrees as having no effect.A Bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Indrajeet Shukla made the observations while hearing a writ...
S.304-B IPC | Fine In Addition To Sentence Cannot Be Imposed Where Statute Does Not Provide For It: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that Section 304-B IPC, a provision punishing the Dowry Death offence, does not prescribe any fine in addition to the sentence and hence, the same can not be imposed on a convict.A bench of Justice Zafeer Ahmad made the observation as it flagged a “glaring error” in the decision of a trial court to impose a fine of Rs. 20K on an accused convicted...
Done Away By Police Or Hiding From Justice? Allahabad High Court Directs CBI Probe Into Missing Man With 30 Criminal Cases
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate the disappearance of a Muzaffarnagar man with around 30 criminal cases.The bench prima facie observed that his absence could lead to two possible inferences, either he had been "done away" with by the police or he was himself hiding to escape the process of justice. A Bench of Justice Atul...
Collected Taxes For 8 Years, Then Initiated Eviction; Allahabad High Court Slams Meerut Cantonment Board, Sets Aside Orders
The Allahabad High Court has set aside eviction proceedings against occupants of a property in Meerut Cantonment, observing that the Cantonment Board's Chief Executive Officer, who also held the charge of Estate Officer, was aware that the petitioners were occupying the property and, despite this, remained silent for 8 years before eviction proceedings were initiated.A bench of Justice...
UP DGP Appears Before Allahabad High Court, Assures Compliance With Court Orders; Bench Flags 'Tainted' Investigations
Uttar Pradesh DGP Rajeev Krishna appeared personally before the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday after being summoned by a bench of Justice Sameer Jain to explain why police officers were showing 'reluctance' to obey/comply with orders passed by the Court.The DGP's appearance came against the backdrop of the Court's earlier concern that non-compliance by police officers was resulting in...