In a first of its kind, the Allahabad High Court has said that the chairman of the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh has no right to dissolve the Elders Committee of Lawyers Association or to form a new committee.
The Supreme Court has refused to grant former BJP MP Chinmayanand access to the complainant’s statement submitted to the magistrate under 164 CrPC during the investigation. The complainant is a law student who had levelled rape charges against him
The Allahabad High Court has allowed a petition seeking permission for a religious gathering at an Imambada in Varanasi. The court has held that the local police will not create any hindrance and the organisers will ensure compliance of COVID-19 guidelines.
New Delhi (ILNS): The Allahabad High Court has given the hearing of the cases filed against the people of Tablighi Jamaat to the CJM (Court of Judicial Magistrate) of Lucknow, Meerut and Bareilly. Also, they have been instructed to be dispose of the cases in 8 weeks.
Shortly after a special CBI court acquitted all the surviving 32 accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case last week, several journalists and academicians reminded me of an essay I had written for India Legal magazine in December 2017 which possibly has more relevance today than the time it was written
New Delhi (ILNS): The Allahabad High Court has directed the state government to prescribe quality standards for manufacturing masks and sanitisers as per the directives of Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR).
Allahabad (ILNS): The alleged rape and subsequent death of the 19-year-old woman in Hathras has led to a nationwide outrage. The manner in which the Uttar Pradesh government and the state administration have dealt with the case is also under scanner.
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New Delhi (ILNS): Rapes have almost become de rigueur in India. Every day one hears of more horrific incidents. A time may come when the entire population would have become desensitised enough to ignore such news. The high courts, however, have kept vigil.