Top Law News High Court orders CBI probe in PF scam in Ramabail Nagar district April 11, 2012 / April 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Allahabad High Court today ordered a CBI probe into the Provident Fund (PF) scam in the funds of group-3 employees of state education department in Ramabai Nagar district today. The court ordered that the CBI should also probe into the involvement of policemen involved in the scam and submit its probe report by May 22 […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Justice Sudhir Agarwal provident fund (PF) scam Ramabail Nagar district
Top Law News UP govt responsible for Rinku’s security: High Court April 10, 2012 / April 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court today directed the Uttar Pradesh government to ensure security to Social Welfare department employee Rinku Singh, who had exposed embezzlement in the department in Muzaffarnagar district. A bench comprising Justices Umanath Singh and V K Dixit passed this order on the petition filed by Rinku Singh Rahi. […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Justice Umanath Singh Justice V.K. Dixit Social Welfare department employee Rinku Singh
High Profile Cases Details sought of medical reimbursements to cabinet ministers, bureaucrats March 29, 2012 / March 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has sought details from the union and the state governments of the medical reimbursement facilities provided to cabinet ministers and IAS officials. The directive came from the bench of Justice Uma Nath Singh and Justice V.K. Dixit Wednesday on a petition by the Association of Retired Judges […] Read more » Allahabad High Court cabinet ministers IAS officials Justice Uma Nath Singh Justice V.K. Dixit medical reimbursement facilities retired high court judge A.K
High Profile Cases Court seeks response on Governor’s appointment March 28, 2012 / March 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court Tuesday asked the central government to respond to a petition seeking consultation with the Uttar Pradesh chief minister before appointing the next governor. The directives were issued by the double judge bench of Justice Umanath Singh and Virendra Kumar Dixit on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Governor's appointment Justice Umanath Singh Justice Virendra Kumar Dixit lawyer Ashok Pandey Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
High Profile Cases Court dismisses Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s plea March 21, 2012 / March 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow bench Tuesday dismissed Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s petition, seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the arson attack at her house during the Mayawati regime. The order was passed by a division bench of Justice S.N. Shukla and Justice R.V.S. Rathore who disposed the petition […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Justice R.V.S. Rathore Justice S.N. Shukla Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi
Top Law News Court takes up threat to Ayodhya verdict judges, lawyers March 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a significant development, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Tuesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to give it details of the steps it had taken to provide security cover to the judges who had delivered the verdict in Ayodhya shrine title suits and also to the lawyers who represented Hindu parties. Hearing […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Ayodhya verdict Justice D P Singh Justice D.K. Upadhyay Justice D.V. Sharma Justice D.V. Sharma Justice S U Khan Justice Sudhir Agarwal
Criminal Law News ‘Create a helpline for rape victims’ March 2, 2012 / March 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a significant development, the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to create a helpline for rape victims. A bench comprising Justice Rituraj Awasthi and Justice Umanath Singh, while hearing a petition of an NGO ‘We the People’, Thursday directed the state government to immediately make a helpline number […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Justice Rituraj Awasthi Justice Umanath Singh National Crime Records Bureau rape victims
Top Law News Anticipatory bail in UP: Court wants early decision February 29, 2012 / February 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Tuesday asked the union government to expedite its decision on the issue of anticipatory bails in Uttar Pradesh. A bench of Justice Sudhir Agarwal and Justice S.V.S. Rathore asked the union home secretary and the secretary to the president to take a prompt decision on the matter. […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Anticipatory bail in UP Justice S.V.S. Rathore Justice Sudhir Agarwal
Criminal Law News Ex- MP Atiq Ahmed gets bail February 3, 2012 / February 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Allahabad High Court today granted bail to former MP Atiq Ahmed, who is contesting the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections from Allahabad(West) seat on Apna Dal ticket. The court said Atiq may be released from jail if there is no other case pending against him. Justice D P Singh accepted the bail petition of Atiq, who […] Read more » Allahabad High Court BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case former MP Atiq Ahmed Justice D P Singh
Top Law News Agra lawyers to step up stir for high court bench January 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Lawyers in the five districts of Agra division have decided to intensify their agitation for an Allahabad High Court bench in this city. And this will include a siege to the Taj Mahal. Agra shutdown will be observed Jan 16, followed by a ‘gherao’ of the Taj Jan 21. Lawyers in Mathura, Firozabad, Aligarh, Hathras, […] Read more » advocate Rajvir Singh Allahabad High Court Allahabad High Court bench high court bench in Agra
Top Law News Lack of Judges, Adjournments Delaying Justice: Experts December 19, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Lack of Judges, Adjournments Delaying Justice: Experts The Supreme Court’s desire to know how a railway minister’s assassination case has dragged on for 37 years has again brought into sharp focus delays in the justice system. Legal experts blame the state of affairs on a low judge-population ratio, frequent adjournments as well as transfer of cases. Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, in his […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia High Court judge Rupinder Singh Sodhi low judge-population ratio Supreme Court
Intellectual Property News High court takes serious note of grabbing army land December 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on High court takes serious note of grabbing army land In what is being described as an unprecendented step, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Thursday summoned Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Anoop Misra to make personal appearance in a PIL alleging large-scale grabbing of land earmarked and used as the Indian Army firing range in Lucknow. Besides the chief secretary, a bench headed […] Read more » Allahabad High Court grabbing of land earmarked judge Justice Pradeep Kant