[Income Tax Act] Placing Funds In One Account Before Transferring It To Another Does Not Attract S. 69A: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has upheld the finding of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal and Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) that when an agreement between parties specifies a direct transfer of money, doing so indirectly by keeping the funds in a distinct account before sending them to the final account, does not place the money under the definition of 'unexplained money' as per...

14th Century Jaunpur Atala Mosque Moves Allahabad HC Against Local Court Order To Register A Suit Claiming It Was Ancient Hindu Temple

The 14th Century Atala Mosque in Jaunpur has approached the Allahabad High Court, challenging a local court's order (of May) that directed the registration of a suit, in a representative capacity, at the instance of 'Swaraj Vahini Association' (SVA), claiming the mosque was originally an ancient Hindu temple (Atala Devi Temple).The suit by the Association and one Santosh Kumar Mishra seeks...

PCS-J Exam 2022 'Irregularities' | Allahabad HC Directs UPPSC To Produce 'Disputed' Answer Books In Sealed Cover

The Allahabad High Court, while hearing several pleas concerning the allegations of serious irregularities in the UP-PCSJ (Mains) 2022 examination, has directed the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) to submit the petitioners' disputed original answer books in sealed covers before the court.The Court also directed the commission to ensure that the marks of all petitioners...

BJP Leader Subramanian Swamy Moves Allahabad HC Against UP Govt's Action Declaring Fairs Of State's Temples As Govt 'Melas'

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy has approached the Allahabad High Court challenging the Uttar Pradesh government's 2017 decision to take over the management of Melas and festivals associated with state temples. Swamy's Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition, which will be heard by a bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Vikas Budhwar on...

[Income Tax] No Substantial Question Of Law Arises If Perversity Cannot Be Shown In Order Passed By Tribunal: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that no substantial question of law arises in a case where no perversity can be shown in the order passed by the Income Tax Tribunal in appeal under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 provides for an appeal to be filed before the High Court against the decision of an Appellate...

180-Yr-Old Fatehpur Noori Mosque Committee Moves Allahabad HC Against UP Govt's Proposed Demolition Action

The Management Committee of 180-year-old Noori Jama Masjid (of Fatehpur) has approached the Allahabad High Court challenging the UP Government Public Works Department's proposed action to demolish a vital part of #Mosque for the purposes of road widening. The petition, which will be heard tomorrow before a bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Vipin Chandra Dixit, prays for...

Muzaffarnagar Student Slapping Case | Allahabad High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail To Accused-Teacher

The Allahabad High Court denied anticipatory bail to a 60-year-old teacher and principal of Muzaffarnagar's Neha Public School (Tripta Tyagi), who has been accused of asking her students to slap a Muslim student and uttering communal slurs against him. A bench of Justice Deepak Verma, however, directed no coercive action against her for two weeks or until she surrenders before...

Arbitration Clause Cannot Be Invoked Post Expiry Of Tenancy Agreement: Allahabad High Court

While entertaining a revision petition related to a tenancy agreement, the Allahabad High Court has held that a clause for arbitration cannot be invoked for any disputes that arise after the contract has come to an end.“… it clearly transpires that existence of a contract is necessary for invocation of arbitration clause prescribed under the agreement as the clause would perish with...

'Victim Is A Journalist, Prudent Woman': Allahabad High Court Stays Rape Case Proceedings Against Army Naik

The Allahabad High Court recently stayed the proceedings in a rape case involving allegations against an Indian Army Naik. The Court noted that the victim, a major and prudent woman who is a journalist, had initially come into contact with the accused through a matrimonial site and subsequently entered into a relationship with him. The Court also factored in the statement of a...

Suspended Without Intimating Charge, Violates Natural Justice: Allahabad High Court Allows 5th Year Law Student To Appear In Semester Exam

Yesterday, the Allahabad High Court granted relief to a 5th year law student who was suspended without being informed the charges or allegations against him, by permitting him to appear in the end semester examination. Stating that there was violation of principles of natural justice and the Clause 7.14 of the Code of Conduct of The Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Justice Manish...

Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Advocate Sentenced To 4 Yrs Imprisonment For 'Stalking' Woman Judge

The Allahabad High Court recently granted bail to a practising advocate from Hamirpur district, who had been convicted earlier this year by a trial court and sentenced to four years in prison for 'stalking' a woman judge and making inappropriate comments about her. While hearing his revision plea against the judgment of conviction, a bench of Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra...

Allahabad HC Directs AMU To File Reply By Jan 9 On PIL Seeking Students' Union Elections At University

The Allahabad High Court last week directed the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) to file a Counter affidavit by January 9 in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed by an AMU student seeking the holding of students' union elections at the university.A bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra sought a proper counter from the University after finding...