Allahabad High Court: News
19 Dec 2024
Akhilesh YadavSambhal riot accused MP's house inspected for alleged power theft
A team of the Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Department, with police, raided the house of Samajwadi Party (SP) Member of Parliament Zia ur Rehman Barq in Sambhal on Thursday.
17 Dec 2024
BengaluruBengaluru techie suicide probe: What we know so far
The Allahabad High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Sushil Singhania, the uncle of Nikita Singhania accused in the suicide case of Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash.
13 Dec 2024
Kapil Sibal55 MPs submit motion for impeachment of Allahabad HC judge
A total of 55 opposition members of Parliament (MPs) from the Rajya Sabha have moved a motion to impeach Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the Allahabad High Court.
05 Dec 2024
Uttar PradeshUP government to revise Madarsa Act, exclude higher religious degrees
The Uttar Pradesh government plans to amend the state's Madarsa Act.
30 Nov 2024
Anandiben PatelSambal mosque entry difficult; last inspection found monument distorted: ASI
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has told a local court in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal that its team was met with severe resistance from the Jama Masjid Management Committee while trying to inspect the Shahi Jama Masjid in the past.
29 Nov 2024
High CourtSupreme Court halts trial court proceedings in Sambhal mosque case
The Supreme Court of India has directed the Sambhal Trial Court to stay proceedings in the Sambhal Jama Masjid case.
29 Nov 2024
Anandiben PatelSC to hear petition challenging Sambhal mosque survey today
The Supreme Court will hear a petition challenging a lower court's order for a survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh.
28 Nov 2024
AllahabadExplained: What's the controversy surrounding Rahul Gandhi's citizenship
The Allahabad High Court has asked the central government to take a decision on a petition that alleges that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has British citizenship.
26 Nov 2024
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)'Rahul Gandhi holds dual citizenship': HC seeks Centre's response
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has asked the central government to respond to a petition which alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has dual citizenship with the United Kingdom.
25 Nov 2024
DelhiWhy controversial priest Yati Narsinghanand was put under house arrest
On Sunday, Dasna temple priest Yati Narsinghanand was placed under house arrest by the police.
05 Nov 2024
High Court'UP madrassas can function...': SC sets aside Allahabad HC order
The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004.
12 Sep 2024
AllahabadMadrassas violate right to education, promote 'supremacy of Islam': NCPCR
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has strongly disapproved of the madrasa education system in its submissions before the Supreme Court.
09 Aug 2024
Akhilesh YadavVideo: Akhilesh Yadav loses cool over question about his income
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav lost his cool when he was asked about his income at the recent Swadesh Conclave 2024 event in New Delhi.
08 Aug 2024
Uttar Pradesh'Ghost' files FIR against 5 people: What happened next
In what can only be considered dereliction of duty, an investigating officer in a land dispute case allegedly recorded the statement of a dead man as if he were still alive.
01 Aug 2024
MathuraKrishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute: Allahabad HC dismisses Muslim party's petition
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday dismissed the petition filed by the Mathura-based Shahi Eidgah (mosque) committee.
18 Jul 2024
Hathras'Death is inevitable...': Bhole Baba on Hathras stampede
Narayan Sakar Hari, also known as Bhole Baba, expressed sorrow over the tragic Hathras stampede that occurred on July 2.
04 Jul 2024
HathrasHathras stampede: 6 arrested; ₹1 lakh bounty on main accused
Six people, including four men and two women, were arrested on Thursday in relation to the stampede incident that occurred in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh.
02 Jul 2024
Delhi'Majority population would be minority if...': Allahabad HC flags conversions
The Allahabad High Court has said that there is a need to stop religious congregations where conversions are occurring, warning that the "majority population could become a minority" if such events continue.
19 Jun 2024
National Testing Agency (NTA)Allahabad HC dismisses NEET aspirant's 'torn OMR sheet' plea
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) aspirant, Ayushi Patel, after it was revealed that she had submitted forged documents in her plea.
14 Jun 2024
Indian Penal Code'Male partners not always wrong': HC acquits man of rape
The Allahabad High Court has overturned a rape conviction of a man, emphasizing that while laws on sexual offenses are primarily women-centric, they do not automatically imply male culpability.
11 Jun 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Power shift in UP? INDIA bloc MPs face criminal charges
The recent Lok Sabha election in Uttar Pradesh (UP) saw a tight race between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, comprising of the Samajwadi Party and the Congress.
25 Apr 2024
Gyanvapi MosqueGyanvapi judge claims 'receiving death threats from international numbers': Report
Additional Sessions Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar has raised concerns over receiving "malicious calls and death threats from international numbers," according to a letter he wrote to Bareily Senior Superintendent of Police Sushil Chandrabhan Ghule.
15 Apr 2024
DelhiSupreme Court extends stay on survey in Mathura mosque case
The Supreme Court on Monday extended the suspension of the survey concerning the Shahi Eidgah mosque, located near the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura.
05 Apr 2024
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC stays Allahabad HC order striking down UP madrasa law
The Supreme Court on Friday suspended an Allahabad High Court verdict that declared the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, unconstitutional.
01 Apr 2024
Gyanvapi MosqueSC upholds Allahabad High Court's decision on Gyanvapi Mosque
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay Allahabad High Court decision upholding a lower court's order allowing Hindu prayers in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi Mosque.
22 Mar 2024
LucknowAllahabad HC declares UP's Madarsa Education Act 2004 as 'unconstitutional'
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday deemed the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 as "unconstitutional."
01 Mar 2024
Gyanvapi MosqueSC to hear plea against temple restoration at Gyanvapi site
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the Gyanvapi Mosque committee's appeal against an Allahabad High Court ruling on the validity of lawsuits for the "restoration" of a temple.
26 Feb 2024
Gyanvapi Mosque'Puja to continue': Allahabad HC dismisses Gyanvapi Mosque prayer plea
The Allahabad High Court on Monday refused to stay the Varanasi District Court's decision to allow Hindu prayers in the cellar of the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
15 Feb 2024
Gyanvapi MosqueHC reserves order on plea against worship in Gyanvapi Mosque
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday reserved its order for a plea challenging the Varanasi district court's decision to allow Hindu prayers in the cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque.
26 Jan 2024
Gyanvapi MosqueGyanvapi Mosque: Findings of 'Hindu temple' emerge in ASI report
The Varanasi district court has opted to provide both litigants with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex.
22 Jan 2024
Narendra ModiExplained: 500-year timeline of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on Monday, bringing closure to a 500-year-old dispute.
17 Jan 2024
Ram MandirPIL filed to halt Pran Pratishtha ceremony at Ram Mandir
A public interest litigation (PIL) petition has been filed in the Allahabad High Court seeking to halt the upcoming Pran Pratishtha ceremony at Ayodhya's Ram Mandir on January 22.
16 Jan 2024
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC pauses HC order to survey Mathura's Shahi Idgah mosque
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday stayed the Allahabad High Court order appointing a commissioner to survey the Shahi Idgah mosque near the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.
19 Dec 2023
Gyanvapi MosqueGyanvapi Mosque dispute: Allahabad HC rejects pleas challenging temple restoration
In a setback for Muslim petitioners, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday rejected pleas challenging a civil suit seeking the restoration of a temple where the Gyanvapi Mosque, Varanasi, exists.
18 Dec 2023
MathuraAllahabad High Court reserves order on Shahi Idgah Masjid survey
The Allahabad High Court on Monday reserved its order regarding a preliminary survey of Shahi Idgah Masjid near the Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple complex in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.
16 Dec 2023
Uttar PradeshNow Hindu group demands survey of Agra's Shahi Jama Masjid
A Hindu group, Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha, demanded a survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh's Agra on Friday, sparking fresh tensions in the predominantly Muslim area.
15 Dec 2023
DY ChandrachudUP judge seeks permission to 'end life,' CJI demands report
Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud has demanded a status report after a woman judge accused a senior judge of sexual harassment in an open letter and requested permission to kill herself.
14 Dec 2023
MathuraAllahabad HC allows survey of Mathura's Shahi Idgah Masjid
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday granted permission for a survey of the Shahi Idgah Masjid in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura.
09 Nov 2023
Congress PartySC grants Randeep Surjewala 5-week protection in 23-year-old case
The Supreme Court on Thursday granted Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala a five-week stay on a non-bailable warrant (NBW) issued against him by an MP/MLA court in Varanasi in a 23-year-old case.
20 Oct 2023
NoidaNithari killings: Accused Moninder Singh Pandher released from jail
Moninder Singh Pandher, accused in the Nithari killings case, was released from Luksar jail in Greater Noida on Friday.
16 Oct 2023
NoidaNithari killings: Allahabad HC acquits accused Surendra Koli, Moninder Pandher
The Allahabad High Court on Monday cleared the prime accused, Surinder Koli, of all charges in 12 cases concerning the infamous 2005-06 Nithari serial killings.
21 Aug 2023
Supreme Court Of IndiaWill pass guidelines for summoning government officers in courts: SC
In a major change for the legal system, the Supreme Court (SC) said on Monday that it would establish clear guidelines for courts to follow when summoning government officials.
08 Aug 2023
Gyanvapi MosqueGyanvapi Mosque: ASI may open 'Tahkhana' as scientific survey resumes
The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) resumed its fifth day of scientific survey at the Gyanvapi Mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi on Tuesday.
05 Aug 2023
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)Gyanvapi Mosque: ASI survey resumes in presence of Muslim side
The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) resumed its second day of scientific survey at the Gyanvapi Mosque complex in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi on Saturday.
04 Aug 2023
Gyanvapi MosqueGyanvapi Mosque: Survey underway, SC to hear Muslim side's plea
A team of the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) started a scientific survey at the Gyanvapi Mosque complex in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi on Friday morning to determine if the 17th-century mosque has been built over a pre-existing structure of a Hindu temple.
03 Aug 2023
Gyanvapi MosqueASI survey of Gyavapi Mosque to continue: Allahabad HC
The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) will continue its scientific survey of Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque premises as the Allahabad High Court on Thursday rejected the plea of the mosque management committee challenging the exercise.
26 Jul 2023
Gyanvapi Mosque'You don't trust anyone': Allahabad HC to Gyanvapi Mosque committee
The management committee of Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque on Wednesday told the Allahabad High Court that it is afraid of the historic structure falling.
24 Jul 2023
Gyanvapi MosqueSupreme Court stays ASI survey of Gyanvapi Mosque till Wednesday
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Varanasi District Court order—which allowed the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct a scientific survey of Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque premises—until 5:00pm on Wednesday.
03 Jun 2023
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC stays HC order to check rape victim's 'mangal dosha'
The Supreme Court on Saturday stayed an order by the Allahabad High Court that directed Lucknow University's astrology department to examine a woman's kundali to find out if she was manglik.
31 May 2023
Gyanvapi MosquePlea for Hindu worship in Gyanvapi mosque maintainable: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed the Anjuman Intezamia Committee's petition challenging the maintainability of the Hindu side's plea.
19 May 2023
Gyanvapi MosqueGyanvapi case: SC stays carbon dating of 'Shivling'
Hearing the plea of the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid committee of the Gyanvapi Mosque against the scientific survey of the alleged "Shivling" discovered in the mosque complex, the Supreme Court on Friday deferred the survey by the Archeological Survey of India (ASI).
27 Mar 2023
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC dismisses plea against job for Hathras rape victim's kin
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the Uttar Pradesh government's plea against the Allahabad High Court's direction to provide a job to the next of kin of the 19-year-old Dalit woman who was raped and killed in Hathras in September 2020.
05 Mar 2023
Lord ShivaInvoking Hindu scriptures, Allahabad HC judge seeks cow slaughter ban
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has condemned people who kill cows and also asked the central government to enact a law to ban cow slaughter and declare it as a "protected national animal."
02 Mar 2023
HathrasHathras gang rape-murder case: Court acquits 3 accused, 1 convicted
In a major development in the Hathras murder and gang-rape case, an Uttar Pradesh (UP) court on Thursday acquitted three out of the four accused and held one accused guilty, as per NDTV.
14 Jan 2023
AdipurushPIL against Prabhas-starrer 'Adipurush'; Allahabad HC seeks censor board's reply
The Allahabad High Court's Lucknow Bench has issued a notice to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), seeking its reply on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed against the upcoming film Adipurush by one Kuldeep Tiwari.
27 Dec 2022
Uttar PradeshUP: Allahabad High Court orders ULB polls sans OBC reservation
The Allahabad High Court's Lucknow bench on Tuesday quashed the Uttar Pradesh government's draft notification on urban local body (ULB) elections and ordered the polls be held without reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC).
16 Dec 2022
AllahabadLife imprisonment for 43 policemen in 1991 Pilibhit encounter case
Allahabad High Court's Lucknow bench sentenced 43 police officers to life imprisonment in a three-decade-old fake encounter case.
09 Nov 2022
Babri MasjidAllahabad HC scraps plea against acquittal of Babri demolition accused
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday scrapped a plea that challenged the acquittal of 32 accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case including BJP veterans LK Advani, Uma Bharti, MM Joshi, and Kalyan Singh, among others.
05 Nov 2022
Uttar PradeshPlatelet row: Owner of UP hospital arrested for 'negligence'
Police on Saturday arrested the owner of Global Hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Jhalwa, which made the headlines after a dengue patient died there following a transfusion of platelets last month.
06 Sep 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaLakhimpur Kheri case: SC notice on Ashish Mishra's bail plea
The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday on the bail plea of Ashish Mishra—accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri case and Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra's son.
27 Aug 2022
Supreme Court Of India#NewsBytesExplainer: Why are Noida's Supertech twin towers being demolished
The demolition of the Supertech twin towers, which were ruled illegal, will finally take place on Sunday at 2:30 pm in Noida Sector-93A.
31 Jul 2022
Union Health MinistryTreat as COVID-19 death if infected dies in hospital: HC
The Allahabad High Court on Saturday ruled that if a COVID-19 infected patient dies after being admitted to a hospital, their death shall be termed a COVID death regardless of the cause of death.
25 May 2022
MathuraKrishna Janmabhoomi case: Mathura court defers hearing till May 31
Mathura's district court on Wednesday deferred hearing on petitions filed in connection with the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi issue.
23 May 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaSP's Azam Khan says inspector in jail warned of 'encounter'
Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan, who was granted bail by the Supreme Court last week, claimed that an inspector in the Sitapur jail had warned him of his encounter after release.
20 May 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaGyanvapi case to be heard by 'experienced' district judge: SC
The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday said that it would not interfere with the survey order passed by the Varanasi court in the Gyanvapi Mosque case, adding that an experienced district judge must now hear the case.
20 May 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaAzam Khan released from prison after 2+ years, 81 cases
Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and MLA from Uttar Pradesh's Rampur Azam Khan finally walked out of the Sitapur Jail on Friday morning after more than two years.
19 May 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaSP leader Azam Khan gets bail, to be released soon
The Supreme Court granted interim bail to Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan on Thursday in an alleged cheating case.
16 May 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaVaranasi's Gyanvapi Mosque: Survey complete; Shivling found inside well
The Varanasi Gyanvapi Mosque complex's court-ordered videography survey was completed on Monday, a day before the next court hearing.
14 May 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaVaranasi's Gyanvapi Mosque: Videography survey concludes peacefully on day 1
As per court orders, the videography survey of Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque complex resumed on Saturday amid tight security arrangements.
12 May 2022
Taj MahalAllahabad HC junks plea to open rooms of Taj Mahal
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking to open the doors of 22 sealed rooms of the Taj Mahal to see "the truth, whatever it is."
11 May 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaSupreme Court concerned over back-to-back cases against Azam Khan
The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday voiced concerns over the back-to-back cases against Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan following each release.
08 May 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaVaranasi: Ancient swastikas discovered near Gyanvapi mosque during survey
During a court-ordered survey and videography exercise in Varanasi's Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi Masjid complex, timeworn traces of two swastikas (sacred Hindu symbol) were reportedly discovered near the mosque.
08 May 2022
VaranasiVaranasi's Gyanvapi Mosque controversy: Know details, timeline of events
On a Varanasi court's orders, an advocate commissioner-led team reached Varanasi's Kashi Vishwanath Dham-Gyanvapi Masjid complex on Friday and began surveying its premises and videographing the Shringar Gauri site there.
06 May 2022
Yogi AdityanathUsing loudspeakers in mosques not fundamental right: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition seeking the installation of a loudspeaker in a mosque for "azaan," saying it's "not a fundamental right."
