Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 9 - October 15, 2023

NOMINAL INDEX Tannu Kumari and 10 Others vs. Union Of India And 2 Others 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 364 Pooja Sharma vs. State Of U.P. And 2 Others 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 365 UP Congress Committee vs. State of U.P. and Others 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 366 Divine Faith Fellowship Church And Another vs. State Of U.P. And 5 Others 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 367 M/S World Solution vs. State Of U.P. And 2 Others 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 368 Kaliya vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin.Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko And 3 Others 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 369 The Commissioner vs. Adani Wilmar 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 370 M/S Amrit Steels v. Commissioner Commercial Tax 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 371 Jitendra Giri vs. State of UP 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 372 M/S Purnagiri Rice Mill, Shahjahanpur Thru. Authorized Representative Shri Rakesh Kumar Gupta vs. Union Of India Thru. Ministry Of Finance Deptt. Of Revenue, New Delhi And 2 Others 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 373 M/S Shyam Sel And Power Limited vs. State Of U.P. And 2 Others 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 374 Mehek Maheshwari vs. Union Of India And 4 Others 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 375 Vivek Saran Agarwal vs. Union Of India And 3 Others 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 376 M/S Jai Hanuman Construction Jagdish Saran vs. State Of U.P. And 9 Others 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 377 M/S Om Prakash Kuldeep Kumar v. Additional Commissioner Grade-2 And Another 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 378 Rajendra Kumar And Another vs. State Of U.P. And 4 Others 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 379 M/S Namo Narayan Singh vs. State Of U.P. And 2 Others 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 380 M/S Ennkay Timbers And Another vs. State Of U.P. And 2 Others 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 381 Deepak Dewvedi And 4 Others vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy (Basic Education) Deptt. Of Basic Edu. Lucknow And 4 Others 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 382 Smt. Manorama Singh vs. State Of U.P. And 3 Others 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 383 U.P. State Industrial Development Authority,Unnao Thru. Its Senior Project Officer/Regional Manager vs. Gurmeet Singh 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 384 ORDERS/JUDGMENTS [NEET] Back Door Entries Being Granted To Certain Privileged And Highly Connected Candidates In Pvt Colleges, Says Allahabad High Court Case title - Tannu Kumari and 10 Others vs. Union Of India And 2 Others Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 364 The Allahabad High Court observed that certain candidates with lower marks had been granted back door entries in private medical colleges in the State of Uttar Pradesh while petitioners who belonged to different states had been refused an opportunity to participate in counselling based on their lack of domicile. Eleven petitioners, non-residents/ non-domicile of State of UP, appeared in the National Eligibility and Entrance Test conducted by National Testing Agency in Dental Colleges & passed with marks ranging between 108-132. Petitioners belong to OBC/ SC category for which cut-off had been declared as 107 whereas the cut-off for general category is 138. Invoking Doctrine Of ‘Parens Patriae’, Allahabad HC Appoints Wife As Guardian Of Husband In Comatose Case Title: Pooja Sharma vs. State Of U.P. And 2 Others Case Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 365 The Allahabad High Court has invoked the doctrine of ‘Parens Patriae’ to appoint petitioner-wife as the guardian of her husband who is in permanent vegetative state, to meet the ends of justice. A bench comprising of Justices Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Prashant Kumar held “Mental incompetency is listed as an exceptional circumstance which would justify the exercise of this jurisdiction. If the Court is satisfied that the person concerned is in a vegetative state, then surely “parens patriae” jurisdiction can be exercised.” Allahabad HC Directs UP Congress Committee To Clear UPSRTC’s Dues Of ₹2.66 Crores For Using Its Vehicles During 1981-1989 Case title - UP Congress Committee vs. State of U.P. and Others [WRIT - C No. - 3740 of 1998] Case Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 366 The Allahabad High Court directed the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) to clear Rs 2.66 crores (266 lakhs) due to the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) for using its buses and taxies for its political purposes between 1981-89, the period during which the Congress party was in power in the State. While passing the order, a bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Manish Kumar noted that the UPCC exercised its dominant position and utilized the public property for its political purposes, however, it did not pay the dues even when the bills were duly raised by the UPSRTC. Allahabad High Court Criticises National Minorities Commission For Acting Beyond Jurisdiction, Summoning Officers Without Reason Case Title: Divine Faith Fellowship Church And Another vs. State Of U.P. And 5 Others 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 367 Case Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 367 The Allahabad High Court has strongly deprecated the adjudication of civil disputes by the National Commission for Minorities and...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 9 - October 15, 2023

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