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Union minister Chirag Paswan said attire was a matter of personal choice and religious tradition, reacting to the Allahabad High Court’s hijab order. He said such matters should not face interference, while Giriraj Singh criticised AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi

The BJP criticised the Allahabad High Court's observations on wearing the hijab in schools, saying courts should not decide what people wear. BJP spokesperson Syed Zafar Islam said school administrations should determine dress rules while respecting citizens' constitutional freedoms

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to urgently address the water crisis affecting 88 Lucknow villages. It ordered faster action on five proposed water treatment plants and an early decision on reviving 30 identified lakes

The Allahabad High Court’s ruling dismissing a plea for a student to wear a hijab with her school uniform has triggered political debate. BJP leaders backed institutional dress codes, while opposition voices stressed religious freedom and students’ right to practise their faith

The Allahabad High Court has quashed the termination of KGMU associate professor Dr Neetu Singh, ruling that the departmental inquiry against her violated prescribed rules and principles of natural justice. The court ordered her reinstatement with consequential service benefits and salary arrears

The AIMPLB is likely to challenge an Allahabad High Court ruling dismissing a petition seeking permission for a Class 11 student to wear a hijab with her school uniform. The court held that wearing a headscarf was not established as an essential religious practice

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider listing a plea challenging an Allahabad High Court order for demolition of lawyers’ chambers allegedly built on public land near the Lucknow District Court complex, with demolition action scheduled for August 30

The Justice Varma case is a reminder that judicial independence and accountability must not contradict but complement each other

The Allahabad High Court has sought to examine whether a marital dispute between spouses working in the same office can fall under the POSH Act. The court stayed disciplinary proceedings against the husband while considering whether personal discord was being brought into workplace proceedings

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has approached the Supreme Court challenging an Allahabad High Court order directing the CBI and ED to verify allegations of disproportionate assets against him. The apex court is likely to hear his plea on August 17

The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to two alleged Popular Front of India members booked under the UAPA, citing violation of their fundamental right to a speedy trial under Article 21 due to prolonged incarceration and slow progress of proceedings.

The Allahabad High Court dismissed a government employee's plea seeking six months of maternity leave for her fourth child, citing applicable service rules. The petitioner argued she had not availed maternity leave for her first three children, but the court declined to intervene

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned till August 18 the hearing on pleas by Sambhal’s Jama Masjid committee challenging the Allahabad High Court’s order upholding a survey in the Shahi Jama Masjid–Harihar temple dispute. The bench deferred proceedings after a request for adjournment was circulated.

The Allahabad High Court directed Uttar Pradesh authorities to treat a deceased Rural Engineering Department work-charge employee as regularised from the date he became eligible, holding that death cannot extinguish an accrued right. It also ordered consideration of his son’s compassionate appointment

The Allahabad High Court ruled that government departments cannot seek condonation of delay in arbitration appeals by citing bureaucratic procedures or file movement. Dismissing the Railways' appeal, it said the government and private litigants stand on equal footing under limitation law

The Supreme Court was told that the Allahabad High Court could not have proceeded with the Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid survey matter after the apex court's December 2024 order restricting fresh proceedings in religious place disputes. The hearing will continue on August 4

The Supreme Court expressed concern over a 40-year delay in the Allahabad High Court's disposal of a murder appeal, questioning judicial backlog management and seeking solutions to accelerate case hearings while rejecting suggestions to dismiss long-pending cases solely due to delay

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court declined to entertain a PIL seeking a probe into alleged anti-national activities of the unregistered "Cockroach Janta Party."

The Supreme Court refused to interfere with the Allahabad High Court order granting anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand in a POCSO case. The complainant alleged sexual exploitation of minors, while the seer denied the charges, claiming he was falsely implicated in the matter

The Supreme Court refused to interfere with an Allahabad High Court order granting anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati in a POCSO case involving alleged sexual exploitation of young disciples. The top court dismissed the complainant's plea against the bail.