Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court Dismisses PIL Against Loudspeakers In Maha Kumbh Citing Insufficient Material
On Monday, the Allahabad High Court dismissed a public interest litigation against installation of loudspeakers in Maha Kumbh on grounds of lack of data to indicate that the public address system was causing noise above the permissible limits.Petitioners approached the High Court claiming that while they were campaigning in Sector 18 of the Maha Kumbh, the camps around them have been...
How Are Individuals Being Declared 'Bhu Mafia' Sans Any Law Authorizing Such Action? Allahabad HC Asks UP Govt
In a significant order, the Allahabad High Court has directed the State government to justify declaring an individual as a 'Bhu Mafia' (land grabber) without there being any law authorizing such action. A bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Donadi Ramesh passed this order as it prima facie opined that the declaration of a person as a land grabber is likely to infringe...
Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Mohammed Zubair's Arrest Till February 17 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case
Today, the Allahabad High Court extended the stay on the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair until February 17 in connection with an FIR against him over his alleged X Post 'X' (formerly Twitter) on Yati Narsinghanand.A bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Yogendra Kumar Srivastava extended the relief.On January 16, the State Government sought time to verify the averments...
AMU Student Moves Allahabad High Court Challenging FIR Over 'Objectionable' Speech Against University Administration
A Student of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has moved the Allahabad High Court challenging an FIR lodged for rioting, wrongful restraint and other charges over alleged indiscipline and misconduct during demonstrations to restore students' union polls. The petitioner, Misbah Qaiser, a B.Arch. Student at the university has been accused of delivering objectionable speeches against...
Maha Kumbh Stampede | PIL In Allahabad HC Seeks Forming Of Judicial Monitoring Committee To Collect Details Of Missing Persons
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has moved before the Allahabad High Court seeking the constitution of a Judicial Monitoring Committee to collect details of all the persons missing after the stampede broke out at Maha Kumbh (Prayagraj) on January 29. The matter, filed on Tuesday (February 4), was mentioned before the Chief Justice's court on Wednesday (February 5) for an...
Allahabad HC Stays Arrest Of 'Attendee' Of Meeting Where Guests Were 'Incited' To Desecrate Hindu Temples With Footwear
The Allahabad High Court on Friday stayed the arrest of a school teacher who has been accused of attending a meeting where the speaker allegedly incited the attendees to disrespect Hindu religious symbols and to desecrate temples by striking them with footwear. A bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Prashant Kumar granted relief to accused Bhisham Pal Singh, booked...
Allahabad High Court Seeks Details Of UP Govt's Policy For Withdrawal Of Stale & Ineffective Criminal Cases
The Allahabad High Court recently called for the affidavits of top government officials seeking their responses on the state's policy to withdraw stale and ineffective criminal cases. A bench of Justice Saurabh Lavania directed the government's Principal Secretary (Home), Director General of Prosecution, and Principal Secretary (Law) to file their responses By March 19. The Court...
IO's Presence Not Required At Framing Of Charge Stage: Allahabad HC; Adverse Remarks Against Judicial Officer Expunged
Denying relief to a man accused of committing the dowry death of his wife, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that the presence of the Investigating Officer is not required at the stage of framing of the charge. A bench of Justice Saurabh Lavania also cautioned the judicial officer for making adverse remarks against a previous judicial officer who had handled the matter...
Duty Of Police To Ensure Unhindered Movement Of Lawyers During Maha Kumbh: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that justice cannot be obstructed due to other contingencies and that obstructing the movement of lawyers due to Maha Kumbh impedes the process of justice.Observing that a case posted for 10 am was adjourned twice because the lawyer could not reach the Court due to extreme traffic conditions in the city, Justice J.J. Munir observed “While this...
Allahabad HC Seeks Responses Of BHU, Ayush Ministry On Plea Against Conversion Of Internal Quota Seats To AIQ In PG Ayurved (MD/MS) Course
The Allahabad High Court has sought responses within three weeks from the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and the Union Ministry of Ayush on a plea challenging the conversion of 25 seats reserved as Internal Institutional Quota seats into All India Quota (AIQ) PG (MD/MS), Ayurveda Seats for session 2024-25. A division bench consisting of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Vipin...
No Violation Of Natural Justice Principles If Accused Not Given Advance Copy Of S. 50 PMLA Application: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has recently observed that not providing an advanced copy of the application filed by the Director of Enforcement (ED) under Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, to the accused does not violate the principles of natural justice, as the accused has no right to oppose it. For context, under Section 50 of the PMLA, an ED officer...
Prayagraj 'Police Assault' On Lawyers | Allahabad High Court Seeks Affidavits Of DM, DC, CP & Mela Adhikari
Hearing a Criminal Writ PIL demanding lodging of an FIR against the police officials involved in 'assaulting' lawyers in Prayagraj on February 4, the Allahabad High Court today sought affidavits of the concerned Divisional Commissioner, Mela Adhikari, Police Commissioner, District Magistrate, and the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic). A bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and...