The Allahabad High Court judge who requested the Chief Justice not to assign him the bail roster recently — after one of his bail orders was described as “most shocking and disappointing” by the Supreme Court — has overwhelmingly ordered bail in the dowry death cases heard by his Bench. An analysis by The Indian … Read more
The Court outrightly rejected the contention and said the State officials should resign if they cannot uphold law and order. “If the local authorities i.e. Superintendent of Police and Collector feels that the law and order situation could arise because of which they want to limit the number of worshipers within the premises, they should … Read more
Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha also granted protection to his disciple Swami Mukundanand Giri. However, the Court clarified that the investigation shall continue. “Till the disposal of this application, it is provided that the applicants shall not be arrested in Crime No. 58 of 2026, under Sections 351(3) B.N.S. and Sections 5(1), 6, 3, 4(2), 16 … Read more
The Supreme Court has set aside the controversial judgment of the Allahabad High Court which had held that allegations of grabbing a minor girl’s breast and loosening the string of her pyjama did not amount to an attempt to commit rape, but only to “preparation”. Holding that the High Court misapplied settled criminal law principles, … Read more
In the PIL, Gaur has argued that candidates, who are unable to demonstrate even a minimal threshold of medical knowledge in the standardized and nationally-conducted examination, cannot be presumed competent for specialist roles. An inadequately trained specialist doctor poses a direct, routine,and continuing risk to patients undergoing diagnosis, treatment or surgical procedures, thereby violating the … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Centre set to introduce an impeachment motion against Allahabad High Court Judge Justice Yashwant Varma in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament, expected to commence in mid-July. Govt sources on Tuesday confirmed motion to be introduced in the upcoming session. The move follows a Supreme Court-appointed inquiry panel’s indictment of Justice Varma … Read more
The Allahabad High Court today rejected Mosque Committee’s plea against the trial court’s order passed on November 19 directing an Advocate Commissioner to survey the mosque in a suit which claimed that the mosque was built after destroying a temple. With this, a bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal has upheld the trial court’s survey … Read more
The Allahabad High Court recently granted bail to a man accused of committing rape against a college student, as it noted that the victim had ‘herself invited trouble’ and was ‘responsible’ for the alleged act of rape. The victim alleged that the accused, whom she met at a bar, raped her twice in his relative’s … Read more
The case dates back to September 2024 when the woman, a student of a popular Noida-based university, had gone to a bar in Delhi with her three female friends. There, she is stated to have met some male acquaintances, one of whom was the accused. The victim in her complaint to the Noida Police said … Read more
The bar body has alleged that the same was done in a clandestine manner by administering the oath in his office instead of holding a formal public ceremony. Condemning the act, the Bar Secretary passed a resolution on Saturday stating that the oath was in violation of the Constitution and therefore, the members of the … Read more