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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…
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No maintenance if wife’s family caused husband’s incapacity: HC
Prayagraj: If a wife’s actions or omissions contribute to her husband’s incapacity to earn, she cannot claim maintenance from him, the Allahabad High Court has held. The court dismissed a revision petition…
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HC seeks data on UP prisoners jailed over 14 yrs, remission pleas
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to place before it the details of prisoners who have been in different jails of the state…
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Running madrasas even without formal recognition is protected by law: HC
Allahabad: A madrasa can operate without gaining official recognition in Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court observed on Friday, January 16, quashing the order passed by the District Minority Welfare Officer seeking…
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SC rejects Justice Varma’s plea against panel probing corruption charges
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, January 16, dismissed a plea by Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma challenging the Lok Sabha Speaker’s decision to admit a motion seeking his removal…
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Wife can claim 25 pc of husband’s income as maintenance: HC
Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court, in a significant ruling, on Tuesday, January 13, stated that a wife’s maintenance amount can be up to 25 per cent of the husband’s income, dismissing a…
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Allahabad HC refuses anticipatory bail for ‘sheltering’ Bangladeshis, Rohingyas
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to a man who allegedly helped settle illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya people in various parts of the country.…
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Advocates with criminal records face licence suspension: UP Bar Council to HC
Prayagraj: The Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh has informed the Allahabad High Court that it has taken a unanimous decision to suspend the licences of advocates who are listed as history-sheeters or…
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‘Honourable’ prefix inappropriate for bureaucrats: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court questioned the use of the term ‘honourable’ for bureaucrats and state government officials, asking the Uttar Pradesh revenue department’s principal secretary to file a personal affidavit disclosing…
