Allahabad High Court
Apprise DMs About SC, HC Guidelines On Invoking Gangsters Act; Conduct Fresh Training If Needed: Allahabad High Court To UP Govt
In a significant order, the Allahabad High Court recently directed the Chief Secretary, Uttar Pradesh Government, to look into the continued non-compliance of judicial guidelines and directions regarding the preparation of gang charts under the UP Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986. A bench of Justice Alok Mathur and Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal said that...
'False Allegations': Allahabad HC Rejects PMLA Accused Plea To Transfer Case Over Alleged ₹1 Crore Bribe Demand By Judge
The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a criminal writ petition filed by a PMLA accused seeking transfer of the Case against him from the Court of Special Judge, CBI (West)/Special Court PMLA to another Court on the ground that the presiding judge had demanded Rs. 1 Crore as bribe from him. Terming the allegations of bribery as false and imaginary, a bench of...
Anti-National Acts Becoming Routine As Courts Remain Liberal: Allahabad HC Denies Bail In Alleged Pro-Pakistan FB Post Case
In a strongly worded order, the Allahabad High Court recently refused to grant bail to a 62-year-old man accused of sharing a pro-Pakistan post on Facebook, observing that such anti-national acts are becoming a routine affair due to a liberal and tolerant judicial approach towards them. A bench of Justice Siddharth passed the order while hearing the bail plea of one Ansar Ahmad...
'Continuous Service' A Requirement For Regularization, Only Exceptions Are Artificial Breaks Or Prevention By Employer: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that an employee must work for a long, continuous period to be eligible for regularization and the only exception to this requirement is 'artificial breaks' or where the employe is prohibited from working by the employer.The division bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Praveen Kumar Giri observed,“Unless the requirement of continuous working...
Allahabad High Court Directs Omaxe Buildhome To Deposit ₹25 Crore, Release 50 Additional Flats In Stalled Noida Projects
Last month, the Allahabad High Court directed Omaxe Buildhome Ltd. to deposit Rs. 25 crores and release 50 flats in addition to the 170 already released in favour of the home buyers in stalled projects in Noida.Omaxe Buildhome Ltd., the builder/ developer, leased land from New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) for development of housing projects named Grand Omaxe and Forest...
'Socioeconomic Status Govern Citizens' Fate': Allahabad HC Notes Struggles Of Disadvantaged Rape Survivors In Lodging FIR
While upholding the conviction of the accused in a 1996 rape case, the Allahabad High Court recently made poignant observations regarding the systemic hardships faced by rape survivors from economically and socially disadvantaged backgrounds, which obstruct their access to justice. A bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Sandeep Jain observed that the sufferings...
Samajwadi Party Moves Allahabad High Court Against Eviction Of Pilibhit District Office
The Samajwadi Party (SP) has approached the Allahabad High Court challenging the decision of the Nagar Palika Parishad, Pilibhit, to evict the Party from its district office premises. On June 27, the Party filed an urgency application before a Division Bench, apprising the Court that the Nagar Palika Parishad is set to constitute a committee the same day, which is likely to proceed...
'Officials Take Pride In Flouting Judicial Orders': Allahabad HC Mulls Ordering Collector, SDM To Reconstruct Demolished Structure
The Allahabad High Court recently came down heavily on the Collector, Sub-Divisional Magistrate and Tehsildar of Baghpat district for allegedly demolishing a woman's house in violation of the HC's interim stay order, remarking that executive officers in the State seem to derive a “sense of achievement” from flouting judicial directions. "There seems to have come about a...
Live-In Relationship Concept Goes Against Indian Middle-Class Values: Allahabad High Court
While granting bail to a man accused of sexually exploiting a woman on the false promise of marriage, the Allahabad High Court recently remarked that the concept of live-in relationships is against the “settled law in the Indian Middle Class Society”. A bench of Justice Siddharth also expressed displeasure at the growing number of such cases reaching the courts. The...
Contempt Plea Filed In Allahabad HC Alleging UP Govt Flouted Assurance Against Bahraich Mazar Demolition
A contempt petition has been moved before the Allahabad High Court alleging that the Uttar Pradesh Government has violated its assurance given before the HC not to take any coercive measures against the Dargah Hazrat Sayyed Mohammad Hashim Shah (popularly known as Lakkad Shah Mazar) situated in the Bahraich district. The plea claims that despite the State's categorical submission...
2016 Forced Eviction Case | Allahabad High Court Stays Passing Of Final Order In Trial Against Azam Khan Till July 3
The Allahabad High Court last week stayed until July 3 the passing of a final order in the consolidated trial of the 2016 Forcible Eviction Case involving former UP Minister and MP Mohammad Azam Khan and others. A bench of Justice Dinesh Pathak passed this order while dealing with a plea filed by Khan's co-accused in the matter, who claimed that the trial court was 'adamant' to...
Allahabad High Court Seeks Personal Presence Of DM, SSP & SHO For 'Sheer Misuse' Of Gangsters Act
The Allahabad High Court last week took strong exception to the repeated and arbitrary invocation of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, against a man, allegedly to keep him inside the jail. Terming the imposition of the Gangsters Act as a 'sheer misuse of law', a bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal directed the...