Prayagraj | The Allahabad High Court has refused to give the custody of the minor husband to his wife on the ground that the marriage was voidable and allowing so would amount to sanctioning the same between a major and a minor. As the husband, who is 16 years of age, was not willing to live […]
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Allahabad HC judge succumbs to Covid
Lucknow | Justice Virendra Kumar Srivastava, a sitting judge of the Allahabad High Court, passed away on Wednesday after being afflicted by Covid. Justice Srivastava was at the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court. He obtained his law degree in 1986 and completed his post-graduate studies in 1988. He was, thereafter, appointed in the Higher […]
SC stays Allahabad HC order on lockdown in 5 UP cities
New Delhi | The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted an interim stay on the Allahabad High Court order directing lockdown in five cities of Uttar Pradesh in the backdrop of the worsening Covid-19 situation. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Uttar Pradesh government, said the state government has accepted several directions of the High Court, but imposing […]
SC to hear UP govt plea against Allahabad HC order on lockdown in 5 cities
New Delhi | The Uttar Pradesh government has moved the Supreme Court challenging the order passed by Allahabad High Court imposing a near total lockdown in five cities in the state, in the backdrop of Covid-19 pandemic. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde seeking urgent listing. […]
Allahabad HC orders lockdown in 5 UP cities till April 26
Prayagraj | The Allahabad High Court on Monday ordered a complete lockdown in five cities in Uttar Pradesh till April 26. The five cities are Lucknow, Prayagraj, Kanpur, Varanasi and Gorakhpur. All these cities have been reporting a high virus load. Responding to a Public Interest Litigation, the bench, comprising Justice Siddhartha Verma and Justice Ajit […]
Allahabad HC suggests complete lockdown in UP
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) | The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to look into the viability of complete lockdown in districts where the Covid spread has increased alarmingly. The court further directed that all public gatherings must be restricted to 50 persons immediately. “We understand that complete lockdown for weeks together may not […]
Former SP minister Gayatri Prajapati gets interim bail in rape case
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has granted interim bail to former Samajwadi Party minister Gayatri Prajapati for a period of two months. He has been asked to furnish a personal bond of Rs 5 lakh and two sureties. The court has said that Prajapati will not move out of the country […]
SC Collegium approves 28 permanent judges for Allahabad HC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde, on Monday approved the proposal for appointment of 28 additional judges of the Allahabad High Court as its permanent judges. Apart from Chief Justice Bobde, the Collegium comprises Justices N.V. Ramana, Arun Mishra, R.F. Nariman and U.U. Lalit. The judges are: Justices Prakash […]
Allahabad HC dismisses plea for probe into Vikas Dubey encounter
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition seeking a judicial inquiry into the encounter death of gangster Vikas Dubey. The state government told the court that it had already set up a judicial commission and a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the July 3 ambush in which eight policemen were shot dead […]
Allahabad HC stays process to appoint 69K teachers in UP
Lucknow: In a jolt to the Yogi Adityanath government, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday stayed the appointment process of 69,000 assistant basic teachers in Uttar Pradesh. The court fixed July 12 for further hearing in the case. Justice Alok Mathur’s order came on dozens of writ petitions that raised questions on […]