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BS Number Wise: Covid has put courts years back in resolving pending cases

Number of pending cases increased at a faster rate during the pandemic, with some high courts falling behind sharply

Samajwadi Party MLA Azam Khan gets interim bail in land grabbing case

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to Samajwadi Party MLA Azam Khan in a case related to alleged grabbing of enemy property for his Jauhar University project.

Delay in adjudication of commercial disputes affects ease of doing biz: SC

The Supreme Court Thursday ordered the Allahabad High Court Chief Justice to prepare a roadmap for early disposal of execution petitions under the Arbitration Act.

Kashmiri students jailed for praising Pak players released after 6 months

The engineering students were also chased by the right-wing activists after their court hearing last year

Allahabad HC dismisses petition seeking UP CM Adityanath's real name

The Allahabad HC has dismissed a PIL seeking direction that Yogi Adityanath may be directed to take the oath of office of the UP CM again in his real name.

Justice Rajiv Gupta recuses from hearing 2 cases against Mukhtar Ansari

One of these cases was filed under the Gangsters' Act and is pending in Azamgarh, and another relating to the alleged misuse of vidhayak nidhi (MLA's fund) is pending in Mau

UP judicial services: HC dismisses plea seeking benefit of EWS reservation

HC dismissed a petition that sought 10 per cent reservation for EWS in general category candidates in Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Service examination, 2020

SC to hear plea for cancellation of bail of Lakhimpur accused Ashish Mishra

Supreme Court agreed to hear on March 11 a plea challenging grant of bail by the Allahabad High Court to Ashish Mishra, son of Union minister Ajay Mishra, in connection with Lakhimpur Kheri violence

HC asks UP govt to consider lifting ban on hike in private schools fee

The Lucknow bench of Allahabad HC asked the state government to consider lifting its ban on the enhancement of students' fees in private schools as the institutions across the state had reopened.

Lakhimpur Kheri case: Accused Ashish Mishra walks free after four months

Ashish Mishra was arrested on October 9 last year by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) that was probing the incident

Will approach SC: Rakesh Tikait on bail to minister's son in Lakhimpur case

Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra 'Teni', is a key accused in the case and the Allahabad High Court granted him bail on February 10

Allahabad HC acquits man sentenced to death for rape, murder of minor

The Allahabad High Court has acquitted a man who had been awarded death penalty in the rape and murder of a minor.

A 'strange' bail order and rumours of UP poll deferral

A suggestion by the Allahabad High Court that elections in Uttar Pradesh should be postponed has given life to rumours that this may be a real possibility

Postpone UP polls, ban rallies: Allahabad HC urges ECI, PM Modi on Omicron

Amid the COVID variant Omicron scare, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday requested the Election Commission of India to immediately postpone the Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh for 1-2 months

How long it would take to provide security in courts, HC asks UP govt

The Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh government how long would it take to provide biometric gadgets and CCTV camera-supported security in the state court premises.

Oral sex with minor not 'aggravated sexual assault' under POCSO: HC

The court said the crime falls in the 'penetrative sexual assault' category

HC seeks Greater Noida's response on industries not getting water supply

A Lucknow bench of the high court also asked the GNIDA to explain by November 23 how the industrial units in Greater Noida have been obtaining water for them.

Allahabad High Court asks govt to consider uniform civil code across India

Justice Suneet Kumar said it is the need of the hour that the Parliament comes up with a "single family code" to protect interfaith couples from being "hounded as criminals".

Lucknow bench of Allahabad HC stays eviction of widowed daughter-in-law

A single judge bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary said, "In the given facts and circumstances of the case, the impugned order dated July 14 cannot stand and is set aside."

Allahabad HC grants bail to NDPS accused held with 350 kg ganja'

The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to an Ayodhya man arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau after allegedly being found in the possession of nearly 350 kg of ganja. A Lucknow bench of the high court granted bail to Ayodhya resident Kaleem, booked under the stringent provisions of the NDPS Act in January 2019, ruling that he has a fit case for bail according to the larger mandate of Article 21 of the Constitution of India dealing with the Fundamental Right to life and personal liberty. While granting bail to the accused on October 21, a bench of Justice Siddharth also held the case worth enlarging the accused on the bail in the view of the nature of accusations and the nature of evidence in support thereof. The accused had been in jail since January 18, 2019. The NCB had arrested the accused with heavy contraband in possession and hence booked him under the NDPS Act. The FIR in the case was lodged at the NCB police station in the Ayodhya district. In his bail plea, the ac