High Courts Weekly Roundup [August 30, 2021 To September 4, 2021]

Allahabad High Court "Nothing Convincing Argued On Behalf Of State": Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Man Booked Under UP 'Love Jihad' Law (Motilal @ Motiram v. State of U.P. and Another) The High Court granted bail to a man booked under UP Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance, popularly known as the 'Love Jihad' law of Uttar Pradesh, noting that nothing convincing had been argued on behalf of the complainant & State to deny him bail. The Bench of Justice Arvind Kumar Mishra-I was hearing the bail plea of Appellant/Accused Motiram who was booked under Sections - 342, 366, 384, 506 I.P.C. & 3/5 of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance & 67A I.T. Act. "Arguments Have Substance": Allahabad High Court Stays Arrest Of Journalist Booked For Extortion, Forgery (Sharad Kumar Dwivedi v. State Of U.P.Thru.Secy.Home, Lucknow & Ors) The High Court stayed the arrest of a journalist, Sharad Kumar Dwivedi, booked on the charge of Extortion and Forgery on a complaint made by the Vice President of Bhartiya Janta Party in District Hardoi. The Bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Saroj Yadav, prima facie observed that the arguments advanced by the Counsel for the Applicants have some substance and require consideration by this court, therefore, the Court held that a case for interim relief is made out and issued notice to the State of Government of Uttar Pradesh. Is State Funding To Madrasas & Other Religious Educational Institutions Consistent With Constitution's Secular Scheme?: Allahabad HC Seeks Govt Reply (C/M, Madarsa Anjuman Islamia Faizul Uloom And Another v. State Of U.P. And 3 Others) The High Court decided to consider a bunch of questions framed by it on issues related to religious educational institutions like Madrasa vis-a-vis the role of and interplay between the State Government and such institutions within the framework of the Constitution. The Bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot was hearing the plea of a Madrasa duly recognized by the Madrasa Board and aided by the State Government seeking the creation of additional posts of teachers in view of an increasing number of students. Also Read: A UP Town Without Some Courtrooms Since 2012: Allahabad High Court Directs UP Govt & HC To Construct & Start Same Within 6 Months Allahabad High Court Refuses To Stay The Release Of Film 'Chehre'; Disposes Appeal By Writer Uday Prakash In Copyright Infringement Case (Uday Prakash v Anand Pandit And Another) The High Court recently refused to grant a stay on the release of Amitabh Bachchan starrer 'Chehre' in an appeal filed by Writer Uday Prakash alleging copyright infringement by Producer Anand Pandit and Director Rumi Jaffery. Justice JJ Munir refused to grant any interim relief in the appeal filed against the order passed by District Judge Jitendra Kumar Sinha, he had rejected the application seeking a temporary injunction. Cow Should Be Declared National Animal; Cow Protection Be Made Fundamental Right Of Hindus : Allahabad High Court (Javed v. State of Uttar Pradesh) Observing that cow should be declared as national animal and cow protection should be kept as a fundamental right of Hindus the High Court denied bail to one Javed who has been accused of slaughtering a cow. "We know that when a country's culture and its faith gets hurt, the country becomes weak," noted the Court. Denying him bail, the Bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav noted that the applicant had, after committing theft of the cow, had killed it, beheaded it and its meat was also kept along with it. Also Read: Scientists Believe Cow Is The Only Animal That Inhales & Exhales Oxygen; No Fundamental Right To Eat Cow-Beef : Allahabad High Court "Man's Act Against Societal Norms; Plea Filed To Defame Woman": Allahabad HC Dismisses Habeas Plea, Directs 20K To Be Paid To Woman (Shivani Gupta through Pritosh Yadav v. State Of U.P. And 5 Others) The High Court dismissed a Habeas Corpus plea filed by a man seeking custody of his alleged lover, a girl, who, presenting herself before the Court, denied the allegations that she has been illegally detained by her father. Therefore, the Bench of Justice Umesh Kumar called the action of the Man in filing habeas plea as "illegal and against the norms of society in which we are living" and thereafter, dismissed his plea with 5,000 cost. Other developments: Whether SOPs For Administration, Management & Security Of Hospitals Being Followed?: Allahabad High Court Asks UP Govt"Due To Such Incidents, Faith & Trust Is Decreasing": Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Sage (Baba) Booked For Raping Minor Bombay High Court "Settling Disputes Through Mediation Possible": Bombay HC Grants Anticipatory Bail To Man Who Allegedly Gave 'Triple Talaq' On SMS (Adnan Iqbal Moulvi v. The State of Maharashtra and anr.) Noting that it is possible to...

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