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Allahabad HC denies Wadhawan's request to quash FIR regarding housing scam

The Allahabad High Court on Sunday declined to provide relief to Rakesh Wadhawan on his petition seeking to quash an FIR in connection with a cheating case against a real estate company.

Appreciate work done: Allahabad HC on Yogi Adityanath's Covid measures

The appreciation comes weeks after the court's harsh observation on the Yogi govt's approach to Covid management in the state

Covid: HCs must not pass orders that are impossible to implement, says SC

The Supreme Court observed that high courts should refrain from passing directions not implementable

Medical system in small cities, villages of UP 'Ram bharose': Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court made the comment on Monday while hearing a PIL over the coronavirus spread and the condition of quarantine centres in the state

Allahabad HC seeks UP govt response on charges of Covid mismanagement

Allahabad HC directs the Yogi Adityanath government to respond to the allegations of mismanagement in the availability of oxygen, beds and medcines required for the treatment of Covid-19 patients

Polling officers who died of Covid must get a crore each: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court observed that the amount must at least be to the tune of Rs one crore

Allahabad HC asks UP how it is dealing with Covid surge in rural areas

The Allahabad High Court on Friday directed the UP government to explain how it was dealing with the surge in Covid-19 cases in rural and sub-urban areas, and smaller cities of the state

Death of Covid patients due to oxygen crisis 'not less than genocide': HC

The death of Covid-19 patients due to non supplying of oxygen is a "criminal act and not less than a "genocide", said that the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday

States must share the blame

Many state govts were taken to the cleaners by high courts for doing next to nothing to prepare for the devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic

Allahabad HC suggests complete lockdown in UP as Covid-19 cases rise

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

Burden of bigotry may break Indian democracy's back

Two recent events suggest that the Indian Republic could be hurtling down a slippery slope

Allahabad HC denies anticipatory bail to Amazon India Originals head

A single-judge bench of Justice Siddharth passed this order on Thursday while hearing an anticipatory bail application

HC dismisses plea claiming ownership of land offered for Ayodhya mosque

The Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed against the allotment of land in Ayodhya's Dhannipur village for the construction of a mosque

Tandav: Allahabad HC stays arrest of Amazon Prime Video's Aparna Purohit

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday ordered no coercive action against Amazon Prime Video's India Originals head Aparna Purohit

Babri: HC adjourns for 2 weeks hearing on plea against acquittal of accused

The Allahabad High Court adjourned for two weeks hearing on a plea against acquittal of all 32 accused, including BJP veterans LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, in the Babri mosque demolition case

Right of being represented through lawyer is part of due process clause: SC

Right of being represented through a lawyer is part of due process clause, the SC said while setting aside the Allahabad HC order which dismissed an appeal filed by a man in a 1987 murder case

Expressing dissent is a hallmark of liberal democracy: Allahabad HC

In a landmark judgment, the Allahabad High Court has said that "expressing dissent on law-and-order situation in a state is a hallmark of a constitutional liberal democracy

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Allahabad HC asks Centre to arrange virtual meet with ICMR on Covid vaccine

The court further directed SSP Prayagraj Sarvshresth Tripathi to apprise it with the progress in deployment of police to enforce the mandatory use of face masks in public places in the city

HC sets condition while granting bail: Keep off social media for 2 years

Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a man accused of making objectionable remarks online against UP CM Yogi Adityanath on the condition that he keeps off social media for two years