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The Allahabad High Court dismissed a plea to label Mathura’s Shahi Idgah mosque as a disputed structure. The court found no grounds to question the mosque’s legitimacy, rejecting comparisons to the Babri Masjid and claims of missing land records

The CJI's remarks come in the backdrop of Allahabad High Court's Justice Yashwant Varma facing allegations of corruption after the discovery of a large amount of cash from his official residence in Delhi.

Though Varma claimed ignorance about the cash, the Supreme Court-appointed committee indicted him after speaking to a number of witnesses and recording his statement.

Justice Varma is embroiled in a controversy surrounding the alleged discovery of a huge pile of burnt cash in the storeroom attached to his bungalow in the national capital after the fire brigade had gone there to douse a blaze on March 14

Justice Varma, the second senior-most judge of the Delhi High Court, is embroiled in the controversy surrounding the alleged discovery of a huge pile of burnt cash in the storeroom attached to his bungalow in the national capital after the fire brigade had gone there to douse a blaze on March 14.

The top court had taken a suo motu cognisance of the matter after the contentious observations of the high court were brought to the notice of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna by "We the Women of India" collective

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Justice Upadhyay had commenced the in-house enquiry procedure collecting evidence and information in the incident and submitted his report on Friday. The apex court collegium will examine the report and may initiate further action.

Varma, who courted controversy over the alleged discovery of huge cash from his official residence in the national capital, was appointed as a judge of the Delhi High Court in October 2021

Marking a significant step toward the preservation and enhancement of the mosque’s historic structure, the entire process will be carried out under the direct supervision of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) team.

The mosque management committee has filed the petition requesting permission to whitewash the mosque premises ahead of Ramzan, a matter that has sparked considerable debate in recent months.

Terming it “an unfortunate incident”, the top court asked the petitioner advocate Vishal Tiwari to move the Allahabad High Court

Allahabad High Court orders respondents to file replies in four weeks, posts matter to February 25

The court observed that the main allegations stemmed from disagreements over the couple's sexual relationship and the wife's refusal to participate in certain activities. It concluded that these issues were personal differences, not indicative of dowry demands.

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The court's decision, based on a petition by Shailendra Kumar Pathak, follows complex legal proceedings involving the mosque complex.

The Varanasi district court had ruled on January 31 that a priest can perform prayers before the idols in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque.

Gyanvapi management moved the HC within hours of the Supreme Court refusing to hear their plea against the Varanasi district court's order and asking them to approach the HC

Lawyers representing the Masjid Committee moved the Supreme Court Registrar requesting for urgent hearing of its application seeking status quo at the mosque site.

The Places of Worship Act aims to forbid the conversion of any place of worship and ensure the preservation of its religious character as it existed on August 15, 1947, the day of independence from colonial rule.