The Latest Breaking News from Allahabad

Allahabad HC issues notice to YEIDA CEO, others in contempt case

PRAYAGRAJ: On a contempt petition, the Allahabad high court has issued notice to the chief executive officer (CEO) of Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) Arun Veer Singh and five other officials, directing them to appear before the high court and explain why contempt proceedings not be initiated against them…

The Times of India · Apr 13, 2022

Sexual crime needs to be tried and decided with utmost sensitivity: Allahabad high court

PRAYAGRAJ: Overturning the acquittal of a rape accused, the Allahabad high court has stated that “courts are expected to try and decide cases of sexual crime against women with utmost sensitivity”, adding that “a socially sensitized judge is a better armour in cases of crime against women than long clauses…

The Times of India · Apr 11, 2022

Sexual crime need to be tried and decided with utmost sensitivity: Allahabad high court

PRAYAGRAJ: Overturning the acquittal of a rape accused, the Allahabad high court has stated that “courts are expected to try and decide cases of sexual crime against women with utmost sensitivity”, adding that “a socially sensitized judge is a better armour in cases of crime against women than long clauses…

The Times of India · Apr 11, 2022

Allahabad HC stays arrest of Abbas Ansari in ‘hisab-kitab’ case

PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad high court on Monday stayed the arrest of MLA from Mau Sadar, Abbas Ansari, the son of mafia don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, for his alleged statement threatening government officials with payback at a public rally in Mau earlier during the 2022 state assembly elections.

The Times of India · Mar 29, 2022

Allahabad HC adjourns hearing of Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi mosque case

PRAYAGRAJ: The hearing of Varanasi’s Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi mosque complex issue resumed on Monday before the Allahabad high court. The court, while expressing dissatisfaction over the absence of any senior government counsel, adjourned the hearing due to paucity of time till April 4.

The Times of India · Mar 29, 2022

Allahabad HC asks UP govt to decide on inclusion of Bhar/Rajbhar community in ST list

PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad high court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to take a decision within two months on the representation seeking inclusion of the Bhar/Rajbhar community of Uttar Pradesh in the list of Scheduled Tribes (STs). Till now, this community was treated as part of other backward class (OBC)…

The Times of India · Mar 16, 2022

Family members of Lakhimpur Kheri case victims move SC, seek cancellation of bail granted to Ashish Mishra

NEW DELHI: Family members of the victims of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident have moved Supreme Court challenging Allahabad High Court order, which granted bail to the prime accused in the case, Ashish Mishra, who is the son of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni.

The Times of India · Feb 21, 2022

From the Archives (February 18, 1922): The debate of India

Allahabad, Feb. 17: In noticing the debate in Parliament the “Englishman” says that Mr. Montagu and his friends had started to awaken the masses in India to a sense of politics which resulted in meaningless strikes, agrarian riots, mob outrages, and dislocation of trade, which, unless stopped, will involve India…

The Hindu · Feb 17, 2022

File reply by today or bear heavy cost: Allahabad high court to UP cop in Kasganj case

AGRA: The Allahabad high court has slammed the superintendent of police (SP) of Kasganj for failing to file a response to a plea seeking CBI inquiry in the custodial death case of November 2021 in which 22-year-old Mohammad Altaf was found "hanging" from a tap in a local thana's lock-up.

The Times of India · Feb 3, 2022

BJP MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s son Mayank likely to join Samajwadi Party

NEW DELHI: Having failed to secure a BJP ticket from Lucknow Cantonment (Cantt) seat for the ensuing Uttar Pradesh assembly election, party’s Allahabad MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s son Mayank Joshi is likely to jump ship and join the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Monday evening.

The Times of India · Jan 31, 2022