High Courts Weekly Roundup [December 20, 2021 To December 26, 2021]

Allahabad High CourtAllahabad High Court Directs UP Govt To Regularly Update State Enactments, Amendments On Official Websites [In Re - Regular Publication of All The Enactments of The State Legislature, as well as Rules, framed]The High Court called upon the Uttar Pradesh Government to regularly update the text of the state laws, along with the amendments, if made, on its official websites. The bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Piyush Agrawal, while hearing a suo moto matter [In Re - Regular Publication of All The Enactments of The State Legislature, as well as Rules, framed] actually visited two different websites, i.e., "Indiacode.nic.in" and "upvidhai.gov.in" and found that state enactments had not been updated on the website."Magistrate Didn't Apply Judicious Mind": Allahabad HC Orders Clubbing Of 3 Charge Sheets Filed Against CAA-NRC Protestor [Shamshad Ahmad v. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home. Lko & Another]The High Court ordered clubbing of the 3 Charge Sheets filed by the Uttar Pradesh Police against a CAA-NRC Protestor alleging his involvement with regard to more or less similar incidents. The Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan observed that after taking cognizance of the first Charge Sheet, the Magistrate should have asked the Investigating Agency as to why, after carrying out separate investigation in all the three, more or less similar incidents, three separate charge-sheets have been filed therein.Transparency Must In Management Of Educational Institutions Run By Charitable, Religious Organizations: Allahabad High Court [Bishoph Subodh C. Mondal v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.]While dealing with a plea that alleged that the affairs of the Lucknow Christian College, Lucknow are wholly mismanaged, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that the affairs of the educational institutions, particularly, run by the charitable/religious organizations, such as the church and the society, should be conducted in a proper and transparent manner. Essentially, the Bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh was dealing with a plea filed by Bishop Subodh C. Mondal wherein it was alleged that the Properties of the church/society have been sold off by the persons, who have been/are at the hem of the affairs of the society.It was also submitted that there are a number of litigations, which are pending before the Deputy Registrar, Chits, Firms and Societies, Civil Court, and the High Court regarding mismanagement of affairs of the society (Lucknow Christian College).How Many Persons Fraudulently Getting Pension Meant For Political Prisoners Of 1975-Emergency Era: Allahabad HC Asks UP Govt Reply [Ashok Kumar Shamsa and others v. State of U P and others]The High Court has asked the State of Uttar Pradesh to specify as to how many persons are getting pensions fraudulently by showing themselves to be detained as political prisoners during the period when national emergency was invoked in the Country (June 25, 1975, to March 21, 1977).Essentially, the Bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Piyush Agarwal was dealing with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed by the President of Pilibhit's Loktantra Rakshak Senani Sangathan, Ashok Kumar Shamsa who has claimed before the Court that many persons are fraudulently receiving monthly pension actually meant for political prisoners of the emergency era.Allahabad High Court Issues Notice On Plea Against 'Disputed Religious Statements' Of Waseem Rizvi Aka Jitendra TyagiThe High Court issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government and sought its counter affidavit on a plea filed against the alleged disputed statements of former Shia Waqf Board chairman Wasim Rizvi (now known as Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi). Importantly, the plea before the Allahabad High Court seeks a direction to restrain Rizvi (now known as Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi) from giving disputed religious statements in social media or electronic media. The plea also seeks a direction to restrain him from raising questions on/against Prophet Mohammad and Holy Book Quran.Kasganj Custodial Death: Allahabad HC Seeks SP's Reply On Plea Filed By Altaf's Father Seeking CBI Probe, 1 Crore Compensation [Chand Miyan v. the State Of Up And 5 Others]The High Court sought the response of Superintendent of Police, Kasganj within ten days on the plea filed by the father of Kasganj Custodial Death victim, Altaf. The plea has been moved by Chand Miyan (father of the Victim) seeking a CBI probe into the matter wherein it has been claimed by the Uttar Pradesh Police that Altaf died by suicide by tying himself to a 2 to 3 feet pipe.The petitioner has, in the alternative sought direction for the constitution of a Court Monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) to take over the investigation in the Case and to proceed against all the concerned police officers and other persons who are found to be involved in the matter. The petitioner has also sought a compensation of Rupees One Crore as the state ...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [December 20, 2021 To December 26, 2021]

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