'IOs Must Get Viscera Reports Within Time': Allahabad High Court Directs State Secy, DGP To Ensure Timely Communication From FSLs

The Allahabad High Court last week expressed strong concern over the delay in transmitting viscera reports from Forensic Science Laboratories (FSL) to investigating agencies as it termed the lapse 'disturbing'. A bench of Justice Samit Gopal directed the Chief Secretary, Director General of Medical Health and Director General of Police to look into the situation and ensure that...

Allahabad High Court Divided On Advocate's Conviction For Killing Wife In 1991; One Judge Acquits, Other Confirms Life Term

A Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Monday delivered a split verdict in a 29-year-old criminal appeal filed by a Fatehpur-based advocate convicted for murdering his wife in 1991 as she allegedly refused to transfer money and property to his name While Justice Salil Kumar Rai noted that the prosecution failed to prove the charge of murder beyond a reasonable doubt...

CENVAT Rules Cannot Apply Retrospectively To Concluded MODVAT Proceedings: Allahabad High Court

Recently, the Allahabad High Court has held that where proceedings under the MODVAT (Modified Value Added Tax) Scheme had concluded prior to the introduction of the CENVAT (Central Value Added Tax) Rules, it would not be open to the revenue department to issue fresh notices against the assessee under the new scheme. The MODVAT scheme, allowing manufacturers a tax credit on input duties,...

Justice Atul Sreedharan Takes Oath As Judge Of Allahabad High Court

Justice Atul Sreedharan today took oath as judge of the Allahabad High Court. The oath of office was administered to him by Chief Justice Arun Bhansali. After this development, the strength of judges at the Allahabad High Court has risen to 110. The sanctioned strength of judges at the HC is 160. Justice Sreedharan was earlier serving as judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court....

Allahabad High Court Stays Arrest Of 'Kalaari Capital' MDs Vani Kola & Rajesh Raju In Cheating Case

The Allahabad High Court has granted interim protection from arrest to Managing Directors of Kalaari Capital [Vani Kola & Rajesh Raju] in a cheating, criminal breach of trust and forgery case. The relief has also been extended to Kalaari's ex-partner, Kiran Vasireddy. A bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot and Justice Garima Prashad passed the order in a criminal writ petition filed by...

Allahabad High Court Grants Protection From Arrest To Hairstylist Jawed Habib, Son In Alleged Multi-Crore Fraud Case

The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted interim protection from arrest to well-known hairstylist Jawed Habib and his son Anosh Habib in connection with an alleged case of multi-crore investment fraud. The Court has directed that no coercive action be taken against them until the police conclude the investigation and file a chargesheet. A Bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma...

Allahabad High Court Refuses Relief To Advocate Facing Contempt For Alleging Judge Was 'Dishonest' & Lacked 'Probity'

The Allahabad High Court recently refused to recall its order referring the case of an Advocate to the Division Bench for initiation of criminal contempt against him after he filed a written submission accusing the Court of bias, dishonesty and lack of 'probity' during the hearing of a bail application. Though a bench of Justice Siddharth accepted the Advocate's unqualified apology,...

Court's Interference In Infrastructure Tenders On Technical Grounds Will Cause Huge Loss To State Exchequer: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has recently held that interference by High Court in tenders relating to infrastructure development, on technical grounds, will cause huge loss to State Exchequer and judicial interference in such matters must not be done unless specific and cogent grounds are made out that indicate arbitrariness.The bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Prashant Kumar...

Allahabad High Court Orders UP Govt To Issue Fresh Educational Certificates With Post-Surgery Name & Gender Of Transgender Person

The Allahabad High Court recently set aside an order of the Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad, Bareilly, refusing to correct the name and gender of a transgender person in educational documents. Noting that the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 is a special Act whose provisions are in addition to, and not in derogation of any existing law, the HC directed the...

Passport Delay A Hurdle In Right To Travel; Police Must Finish Verifications In 4 Weeks : Allahabad High Court

To ensure efficiency and accountability in the issuance of passports, the Allahabad High Court recently directed that all police verification reports for passport applications must be completed and submitted within 4 weeks. A Bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Swarupama Chaturvedi mandated so as it noted that delays in this essential exercise are creating a hurdle in realization...

Second Appeal Under Section 100 CPC Not Maintainable Against Orders Passed In Appeal U/S 104: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that no appeal shall lie before a High Court on the strength of Section 100 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 from orders passed in an appeal under Section 104 CPC.Section 100 CPC provides that an appeal can lie to the High Court from every decree passed in appeal by any subordinate court, so long as the case involves a substantial question of law.Section 104...

'There Is No Raja': Allahabad High Court Proposes Scheme To Reconstitute Balwant Educational Society's Board Amid Family Feud

Dealing with a long standing dispute between family members of Late Raja Balwant Singh of Awagarh for the position on the board of Balwant Educational Society, the Allahabad High Court proposed a scheme for appointment of the children of the brothers on various posts of the Board of the Trust.In the dispute between cousins regarding appointment to Committee of Management of the...