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The Supreme Court had taken the suo moto cognisance of the matter and heard the matter in a special sitting on Saturday at 3 pm

Allahabad High Court, hearing an appeal by a man against the dismissal of his divorce petition by a family court, observed that denying sex to a spouse for a long time without sufficient reason amounts to mental cruelty

Earlier, a division bench of the Allahabad High Court had dismissed a petition challenging the validity of the PM CARES Fund on August 31, 2020

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi had reportedly said that the Supreme Court is supreme "but not infallible".

Justice Shamim Ahmad said "We live in a secular country and must have respect for all religions. In Hinduism, the belief is that the cow is the representative of divine and natural beneficence. Therefore, it should be protected and venerated,"

Justice Pankaj Bhatia passed the order on a petition filed by the policeman, challenging his transfer from Firozabad to Ghazipur, and directed the state government to file its reply by the next date of hearing in the case.

The high court has sought response from the state government and the UP Police, who have been made party in the case, and directed the respondents to reply within four weeks.

A bench of Justices M R Shah and M M Sundresh said the high court did not accord any reason while giving bail.

Appearing on behalf of the petitioner Kuldeep Tiwari, lawyer Ranjana Agnihotri listed out objectionable contents of the movie before the division bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Renu Agarwal.

The court also ordered the accused to get the marriage registered within a month from the date of marriage. The child is around one month old.

The bench comprising Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Justice Rajendra Kumar, made this observation while dealing with an appeal filed by a Muslim man, challenging a family court's order dismissing his case for restitution of conjugal rights.

Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday dismissed 841 government lawyers with immediate effect. The services of all public prosecutors appointed in the Allahabad High Court have been terminated. Nikunj Mittal, Special Secretary, Law and Justice Department, issued this order. According to this order, 505 State Law Officers from the Principal Bench […]

A modern state guided by the Constitution and principles of secularism and equality cannot allow itself to be distracted by the disputes inspired by mythological claims and contested medieval history. If the bone of contention happens to focus on places of worship, then the consequences can be dangerous for society. The row involving the Kashi […]

Allahabad: A plea by two women to recognise their “marriage” on the argument that such union was not “opposed” by the Hindu Marriage Act has been rejected by the Allahabad High Court. Opposing their plea, the Uttar Pradesh government’s counsel opined that same-sex marriage was against Indian culture and Indic religions, and was invalid under […]

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has pulled up the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for not submitting the post-mortem reports of a victim of the 2006 Nithari murder case. A division bench comprising Justices Manoj Mishra and Sameer Jain was hearing a petition filed by convict Surinder Koli against his death sentence on Monday. The […]

Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh): The Allahabad High Court has observed that adults have the right to choose their life partner, irrespective of the religion professed by them. The court made this observation on Thursday while granting protection to an interfaith couple from Gorakhpur. “In such a case, not even their parents can object to their relationship,” […]

It is unfortunate that the court virtually endorsed unscientific and irrational ideas and practices

The Allahabad High Court took stock of reports of shortage of medical oxygen due to rise in Covid-19 infections.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Uttar Pradesh said the state government has issued several directions and taken adequate precaution on the issue.

HC directed the Uttar Pradesh government to impose a week-long lockdown in Lucknow, Varanasi, Kanpur Nagar, Gorakhpur and Allahabad