Allahabad High Court
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Police officials exhibit apathy in kidnapping cases: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has observed that while police officials often carve out a larger-than-life image for themselves, they shield themselves from addressing public grievances. While hearing a missing person’s case,…
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4 months on, no ex-gratia paid to petitioner: HC on Mahakumbh stampede
Prayagraj: A two-judge vacation bench of the Allahabad High Court has come down on the Uttar Pradesh government over a delay in disbursing ex-gratia compensation to the families of those who died…
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Cash at judge’s residence: SC agrees to list plea seeking FIR against Justice Varma
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list for urgent hearing a plea seeking criminal prosecution of Justice Yashwant Varma, who is embroiled in a controversy surrounding the alleged discovery…
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Allahabad HC rejects Sambhal Jama Masjid committee plea against survey
New Delhi: The Allahabad High Court, on Monday, May 19, rejected the Sambhal Jama Masjid Management Committee’s plea against the survey ordered by a civil court in the Shahi Jama Masjid and…
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Polygamy being ‘widely misused’ even against religious mandate: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has observed that while Islam permits polygamy under certain circumstances and with certain conditions, this permission is being ‘widely misused’ even against the mandate of the Muslim…
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SC discloses asset details of judges on official website
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has decided to place assets of the apex court judges in the public domain by uploading these on its official website. “The Full Court of the Supreme…
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HC questions use of female workforce for men’s toilet maintenance
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court raised concerns on Thursday regarding the maintenance of public toilets for men in a Raebareli village being entrusted with a female workforce. The issue arose while the…
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Pahalgam attack: HC to hear plea against Robert Vadra on May 2 over remarks
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court, on Friday, will hear a petition seeking legal action against Robert Vadra, the husband of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, over his alleged remarks related to the…
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Rahul Gandhi moves SC in Savarkar defamation case
New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has petitioned the Supreme Court to quash a 2022 defamation case filed against him over his alleged derogatory remarks on freedom…
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HC drops case against man, says liking post on social media different from sharing it
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has observed that liking a social media post does not amount to transmitting or publishing it, and will not attract Section 67 of the Information Technology Act…
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Adult parents entitled to live together even if not married: HC
Prayagraj: Observing that unmarried parents who have attained majority can live together, the Allahabad High Court has asked police to look into the security requirements of an interfaith couple facing threats. Hearing…
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She herself invited trouble: Allahabad HC grants bail to rape accused
In a shocking judgement, the Allahabad High court while granting bail to a rape accused remarked the victim “herself invited the trouble.” The bench was hearing a September 2024 rape case that…
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Judge Verma transfer: Allahabad HC lawyers suspend strike
Prayagraj/Varanasi: Lawyers of the Allahabad High Court, agitating since Tuesday against the transfer of Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma to the Allahabad High Court, suspended their strike on Saturday till the…
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Centre transfers Justice Yashwant Varma to Allahabad High Court
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday issued a notification regarding transfer of Justice Yashwant Varma, a judge of the Delhi High Court, who is embroiled in the controversy surrounding the alleged discovery…
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Supreme Court stays Allahabad HC’s ruling on rape, calls it ‘insensitive’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, March 26, stayed the observations made in an order of the Allahabad High Court which said mere grabbing of the breast and pulling the string…
