Why Create Social Disharmony? : Allahabad HC Questions Mohd Zubair For Posting On 'X' About Yati Narsinghanand Speech Instead Of Filing FIR

The Allahabad High Court, while hearing a plea filed by Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of Alt-News, against an FIR lodged against him over his post on 'X' (formerly Twitter) regarding an alleged speech by Yati Narsinghanand, orally questioned Zubair for choosing to post the matter on social media rather than filing an FIR against him or approaching the court seeking appropriate...

[Muslim Law] Court Obligated To Endorse Divorce By Muba'arat After Ascertaining Mutuality & Voluntariness Of Agreement: Allahabad HC

Recently, the Allahabad High Court granted a decree of divorce to a Muslim couple who had filed for divorce by mutual agreement through a Mubaarat. A division bench comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Om Prakash Shukla referred to the judgment of the Kerala High Court in Asbi K.N. v Hashim M.U. to hold that where the authenticity of the mutual nature of the Mubaarat...

“Smacks Of Legal Malafides”: Allahabad High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Costs On Chief Medical Officer For Defying Earlier Order

The Allahabad High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 1 lakh on the Chief Medical Officer, Saharanpur for defying the earlier order of the High Court and denying renewal of license of running medical establishment despite a temporary injunction by the Civil Court.Observing that the CMO had overreached the earlier order passed by the High Court in the same dispute, the bench of Justice Saumitra...

Atul Subhash Case | Allahabad High Court Grants Transit Anticipatory Bail To Accused-Wife's Uncle For Four Weeks

The Allahabad High Court today allowed transit anticipatory bail for 4 weeks to Sushil Singhania, the uncle of the estranged wife of 34-year-old Bangalore techie Atul Subhash, in connection with the abetment to suicide case. A bench of Justice Ashutosh Srivastava noted that denying interim protection to enable him to make a pre-arrest bail application before a Court of Competent...

'Word 'Kathmul**h' No Hate Speech; Justice Shekhar Yadav Spoke As A Hindu At VHP Event': PIL In Allahabad HC Against RS Impeachment Motion

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been filed in the Allahabad High Court against an impeachment motion submitted to the Rajya Sabha Secretary General by 55 MPs seeking the impeachment of Justice Shekhar Yadav over the speech delivered by him at Prayagraj on December 8 at an event organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (Legal Cell). The PIL plea, moved by Advocate Ashok...

Atul Subhash Case | If Suicide Note Is Believed God Knows Who All Will End Up In Dock: Accused-Uncle Seeks Transit Anticipatory Bail In Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court today heard an anticipatory bail plea filed by Sushil Singhania, the uncle of the estranged wife of 34-year-old Bangalore techie Atul Subhash, in connection with the abetment to suicide case. Appearing for Sushil before a bench of Justice Saurabh Srivastava, Senior Advocate Manish Tiwari raised serious questions regarding the authenticity of the suicide...

Employee Can't Be Terminated For Non-Disclosure Of FIR That He Was Not Aware Of: Allahabad High Court Reiterates

Relying on the judgment of the Supreme Court in Avtar Singh v. Union of India, Justice Neeraj Tiwari of the Allahabad High Court has held that a government employee cannot be removed from service for not disclosing that an F.I.R. was filed against them, if they themselves were not aware of the fact.“This Court is also of the same view that in case at the time of filing of affidavit...

Impossible For A Middle-Class Woman To Have Even A Square Meal From Paltry Maintenance Amount Of ₹2.5K: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has observed that it is almost impossible for a woman who belongs to a middle-class family to have even a square meal from the paltry amount of Rs.2500/- A bench of Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra observed thus while partly allowing a wife's criminal revision plea challenging an order passed by a Family court under Section 125 CrPC, directing her...

Form 26B Under Income Tax Rules Not Required For Refund Once Form 5 Under 'Vivad Se Vishwas' Act Is Issued: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that an assesse claiming refund of excess TDS (tax deduction at source) is not required to fill Form 26B under the Income Tax Rules once Form 5 of the Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020 has been issued to them. “A perusal of the Rules would reveal that Form 26B is required to filled up if the assessee claims refund paid under Chapter XXVII-B of the Act,...

Atul Subhash Suicide | Accused-Wife Moves Allahabad High Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail In Abetment To Suicide Case

The wife of 34-year-old Bangalore techie-Atul Subhash, along with three of her family members, has filed an anticipatory bail petition before the Allahabad High Court in connection with an FIR lodged against them concerning abetment to suicide case. Subhash, who allegedly died by suicide due to alleged harassment by his wife through the filing of matrimonial cases, left behind a...

Succession Certificate Not Required For Death-Cum-Retirement Benefits In Case Of Existing Nomination: Allahabad High Court

Recently, the Allahabad High Court has held that it is not necessary for an applicant to provide a succession certificate if a nomination exists to their name, while making an application for death-cum-retiral benefits of a deceased government employee.“…once there is a nomination left by the deceased in his service records in favour of a person, who is his wife, there is no reasons for...

'Has 27 Yrs Of Service Left': Allahabad High Court Reprieve To 2018 Civil Judge Candidate Denied Post Due To Calculation Error

The Allahabad High Court recently ordered the appointment of a woman as Civil Judge, after it found that she was denied the post in UPPSC (J) Examination 2018, due to calculation error in her marks.The bench comprising Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Donadi Ramesh also took into account her young age (33 years) and directed that her appointment shall operate at the seniority position...