Top Law News Allahabad HC orders security to judge June 30, 2016 / July 1, 2016 by Legal India News | 4 Comments on Allahabad HC orders security to judge The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has directed Uttar Pradesh government to ensure full security to witnesses in a criminal case and to provide gunner to a judicial officer who was threatened allegedly by accused in Faizabad. The HC directed gunner be provided to Damodar Singh, a senior Additional District Judge (ADJ) of […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured Law Legal News security to judge
High Profile Cases Allahabad HC declines to entertain PIL on Kairana incident June 26, 2016 / June 27, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court has declined to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to restrain the electronic and print media from alleged glorification of the Kairana incident which may disturb communal harmony. However, the court left it open to the authorities concerned to take appropriate action or the aggrieved person to approach the appropriate forum, […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured Kairana incident Law Legal News PIL
Top Law News Mathura clash: Allahabad HC dismisses PIL for CBI probe June 13, 2016 / June 14, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Allahabad High Court today dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a CBI enquiry into the recent Mathura violence that left 29 people dead. The Lucknow bench of the court, headed by Justice Shree Narain Shukla and Justice Suneet Kumar, dismissed the PIL filed by BJP leader IP Singh. According to petitioner’s counsel Ashok Pandey, […] Read more » Allahabad High Court CBI Court featured Law Legal News Mathura clash PIL Uttar Pradesh
Top Law News Remove all religious structures encroaching on roads: Allahabad HC June 11, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to remove or shift religious structures “in any form” which encroach on public roads including sideways. It asked the state government to ensure that no religious structure in any form, whatsoever, shall be allowed or permitted to be raised on public roads including highways, streets, […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured Law Legal News Remove all religious structures encroaching on roads
High Profile Cases Allahabad HC stays proceedings against former UP Lokayukta May 6, 2016 / May 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court today stayed the proceedings of a criminal complaint case against former Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta, Justice (retired) N K Mehrotra, filed by social activist and wife of suspended IPS officer Amitabh Thakur before the Chief Judicial Magistrate here. Justice Sudhir Kumar Saxena of Lucknow bench gave the order on a petition filed […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured Law Legal News UP Lokayukta Uttar Pradesh
Top Law News 15 judicial officers compulsorily retired by Allahabad HC in UP April 18, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment In a major action, 15 judicial officers in Uttar Pradesh have been punished with compulsory retirement by theAllahabad High Court for “doubtful integrity”, “negligence” and “poor performance”. The decision was taken at a “Full Court” meeting presided by Chief Justice of the High Court D Y Chandrachud held in Lucknow on April 14, S K Singh, […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured Law Legal News UP
Top Law News Allahabad HC asks govt to file reply on appointment of Info commissioner April 7, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court today asked the state government to file its reply by tomorrow on the petitions, filed separately by suspended IPS officer Amitabh Thakur and advocate M N Rai, challenging the appointment of the Information Commissioners for the UP Information Commission. A division bench of Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi and Justice Attau Rahman […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Amitabh Thakur Court featured Law Legal News UP government
Top Law News Allahabad HC contempt notice to UP govt official April 4, 2016 / April 5, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court today issued contempt notice to the Principal Secretary (Home) of Uttar Pradesh, Debashish Panda, for allegedly not complying with the directions of the court to provide documents to suspended IPS officer Amitabh Thakur about departmental inquiry against the latter. Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya gave this order on a contempt petition filed […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Contempt notice Court featured Law Legal News UP
Top Law News Plea in SC for amendment in RTI Act March 15, 2016 / March 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment New Delhi, A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre to amend the RTI Act for fixing time limit for disposal of appeals by the Central Information Commission and state information panels. The plea has been filed by an RTI activist against an order of the Allahabad High […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Central Information Commission featured gonda lawyer Shiv Kumar Tripathi Rakesh Kumar Tewari RTI Act. Sarju Nahar Khand Shiv Kumar Tripathi state information panels Supreme Court
Top Law News PIL in Allahabad HC on quashing probe on Muzaffarnagar riots March 9, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A PIL has been filed in the Allahabad High Court seeking directions for quashing the probe report of the one-member Vishnu Sahai Judicial Commission on Muzaffarnagar riots. The PIL is likely to come up for hearing tomorrow. The PIL has been filed by a local journalist as well as the general secretary of All India Muslim […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Court featured Law Legal News Muzaffarnagar riots PIL in Allahabad HC on quashing probe on Muzaffarnagar riots
Top Law News Sandeep Pandey challenges expulsion from BHU; HC seeks reply February 13, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court today asked the BHU authorities to file a counter affidavit on a petition filed by Magsaysay Award-winning social activist Sandeep Pandey, who was recently sacked as a visiting faculty member for alleged “anti-national activities”. A Division Bench comprising Justice V K Shukla and Justice M C Tripathi asked the respondent authorities […] Read more » Allahabad High Court BHU featured Law Legal News Sandeep Pandey Sandeep Pandey challenges expulsion from BHU; HC seeks reply
Top Law News CJ to assign PIL against Mayawati’s bungalow: HC February 10, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court has directed that a plea against merger and allotment of bungalows to former Chief Minister Mayawati be placed before Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud so that it can be assigned to an appropriate bench. “The question of merger, as pointed out by the learnedAdditional Advocate General (AAG), is not directly an […] Read more » Allahabad High Court CJ to assign PIL against Mayawati's bungalow: HC Court Criminal news featured Law Mayawati
