Allahabad High Court
- India
SC set to hear on Monday Rahul Gandhi’s plea against HC order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday, August 17, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s plea challenging the Allahabad High Court order which directed the CBI and ED to verify…
- India
Rahul moves SC against HC order in disproportionate assets case
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has moved the Supreme Court challenging an order of the Allahabad High Court which directed the CBI and ED to verify the allegations of disproportionate assets…
- India
Unaccounted cash at home: Panel finds Justice Varma almost guilty
New Delhi: A three-member inquiry committee probing allegations against former High Court judge Yashwant Varma has found all three articles of charge against him proved, holding that his explanation for the discovery…
- Hate Crime
Majoritarian sentiments can’t impair constitutional rights: HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on August 6 had directed the Uttar Pradesh government and the father of two adult sisters who voluntarily converted to Islam to jointly pay Rs 25 lakh…
- India
Parents confine sisters converted to Islam, HC slaps Rs 25L fine
Uttar Pradesh: The Allahabad High Court came down heavily on a father who refused to release his daughters, confining them for nearly five years, as he was disappointed that they converted to…
- India
Women above 18 are free to chose religion, marry by choice: HC
Prayagraj: As long as women voluntarily convert to Islam and marry based on their choice of person, no individual, including the father, can interfere in that decision, stated the Allahabad High Court.…
- India
Pleader an outsider: Allahabad HC quashes Jauhar University plea
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has refused to entertain a petition filed by a businessman on behalf of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University against the demolition of its buildings, observing that the pleader…
- India
Allahabad HC defers Krishna Janmabhumi–Shahi Idgah case
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Friday, July 17, adjourned the hearing in the Mathura Krishna Janmabhumi-Shahi Idgah mosque dispute matter till August 25. The adjournment came following the joint request by…
- India
Allahabad HC upholds gang rape conviction after 47 Years
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has upheld the conviction of a 71-year-old man in a 1979 gang rape case of a minor, but reduced his sentence from 7.5 years to four years…
- Opinions
Nikah halala cannot become a shield against criminal law
The Allahabad High Court’s refusal to quash a first information report (FIR) alleging repeated rape under the guise of nikah halala is a significant reminder of a constitutional first principle: criminal law…
- Hate Crime
HC stays deportation of Indian man accused of being Bangladeshi
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Monday, July 6, stayed the deportation of a Muslim man who was accused of being a Bangladeshi national after he claimed that he was wrongfully identified…
- India
‘Tejo Mahalaya’ dispute reaches Allahabad HC; hearing on July 6
Prayagraj: A writ petition before the Allahabad High Court was filed on Friday seeking a declaration that the Agreshwar Mahadev Nagnatheswar Virajman Tejo Mahalaya temple is present inside the Taj Mahal premises.…
- India
Places of Worship Act doesn’t bar land acquisition of mosques: HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday, July 2, held that the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, protects the religious character of places of worship but does not bar the state…
- India
SC flags 40-year delay by Allahabad HC in murder case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the extraordinary delay by the Allahabad High Court in disposing of a 40-year-old criminal appeal filed by a murder accused challenging his conviction.…
- India
Allahabad HC denies Tauqeer Raza bail in Bareilly violence case
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has dismissed the bail plea of Tauqeer Raza, the alleged mastermind of the Bareilly violence case, observing there is a significant risk that he may once again…
