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A letter petition has been filed in the Allahabad High Court, seeking CBI probe into the recent violence at Lakhimpur Kheri, in which eight people died and several were injured on October 3.

Supreme Court bench took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter of long-pending criminal appeals in the Allahabad High Court. While expressing displeasure, the court said that it will issue a guideline in this regard.

Allahabad High Court while hearing a petition filed by Uttam Chand Rawat has held that only if the action under challenge falls in the domain of public law then remedy under Article 226 of the Constitution would be available against an authority/person discharging public duty or function.

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Miscellaneous Application filed by Supertech Ltd, seeking modification of its August 31 judgment, which had ordered demolition of its two 40-storeyed towers at one of its housing projects in Noida within three months for violation of Noida Building Regulations, UP 1975 Act, UP Apartments Act 2010 and Fire safety norms.

The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a PIL challenging the Uttar Pradesh Government order allowing for the issuance of caste certificate for the Dhangar caste in English.

The Supreme Court has recently allowed an appeal by a road accident victim and restored the compensation awarded to him by the motor accidents tribunal, setting aside a judgment of the Allahabad High Court which had reduced the compensation amount.

The division bench of Allahabad High Court while hearing a PIL filed by Ajay Kumar Mishra refused to issue a direction to register a criminal case on the basis of objections to the audit reprot of Prayagraj Development Authority.

A single-judge bench of Allahabad High Court while hearing a contempt application filed by Harendra Nath Tripathi sought a report from the District Magistrate, Ballia on the action taken against officials guilty of irregularities in the allocation of contracts in the CMO office.