Allahabad High Court
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HC allows heirs of govt employee to claim medical reimbursement after death
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Saturday said that if a government employee or pensioner dies during treatment or becomes incapable of making a claim, his legal heirs can…
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Jail doesn’t absolve husband’s duty to pay wife maintenance: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has said that a husband cannot escape his responsibility to pay maintenance to his wife and children even if he has already served a jail term for…
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Resign or transfer: HC tears into UP govt on limiting Sambhal mosque namaz
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Saturday, March 14, dismissed the Uttar Pradesh administration’s decision to restrict the number of worshippers allowed to offer namaz during Ramzan at a mosque in Sambhal.…
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Bareilly namaz row: HC grants police protection for Khan amid threats
Bareilly: The Allahabad High Court, on Wednesday, March 11, ordered police protection for Haseen Khan, owner of the house which allegedly received threats of “bulldozer action” for praying namaz in it. A…
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Police wale peecha nahi chodege: Allahabad HC slams UP police for filmy FIR
The Allahabad High Court rebuked the Uttar Pradesh Police for filing a dramatic, straight out of a movie first information report (FIR) in a case related to the UP Prevention of Cow…
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Gujarat govt to make parents’ consent mandatory for marriage registration
The Gujarat government on Friday, February 20, announced it plans to amend rules framed under the Gujarat Registration of Marriages Act, making parents’ consent a must for registration. Speaking in the Assembly,…
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Allahabad HC quashes case against 2 students for offering Namaz at restricted site
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against two students accused of offering namaz at a place barred by the local administration. A single judge bench of Justice Saurabh Srivastava…
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Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah mosque dispute: HC fixes Mar 12 for next hearing
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Friday fixed March 12 as the date of the next hearing on the amendment application moved by the Muslim side in the Krishna Janmabhoomi and Shahi…
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Supreme Court vs High Courts: Two diferent views on what constitutes rape
India saw two significant but contrasting judicial views – one from the Supreme Court and the other from the Chhattisgarh High Court – both interpreting a woman’s bodily integrity and the legal…
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Bareilly violence: Allahabad HC to hear Tauqir Raza’s bail plea on Feb 24
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday, February 17, fixed February 24 as the next date of hearing on the bail application of Maulana Tauqir Raza in connection with the Bareilly violence…
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Bareilly DM, SSP issued notice for interference in namaz at private property
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has issued contempt notices to the district magistrate and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Bareilly for allegedly preventing certain individuals, including the petitioner, from offering namaz…
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‘Illegal’ UP mosque razed, caretakers allege matter still pending in HC
Bareilly: A mosque in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district was demolished on Saturday, February 7, on the orders of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) court, even as the mosque committee raised…
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Allahabad HC acquits nearly 100-year-old man over four decades
The Allahabad High Court has acquitted a nearly 100-year-old murder accused, noting more than four decades have passed since he challenged his life term sentence and observing that social consequences suffered by…
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Allahabad HC rejects PIL against reduced NEET-PG cut-off for SC/ST/OBCs
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday, January 27, dismissed a PIL challenging a decision of the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) to allow the counselling of SC, ST…
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Allahabad HC says live-in influenced by western ideas, sets aside life term in rape case
Prayagraj: The increased tendency among the youth to opt for live-in is influenced by “western ideas”, said the Allahabad High Court as it set aside the life imprisonment awarded to a man…