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Topic: Allahabad HC

All accused equal, but some more ‘Hon’ble’? Allahabad HC sparks protocol row over FIR etiquette

A recent Allahabad High Court order questioning UP police over missing honorific for Anurag Thakur in an FIR has triggered concerns over hierarchy creeping into criminal procedure.

‘Crimes against humanity’ override delay—Allahabad HC refuses to close 1984 Kanpur anti-Sikh riot cases

10 applicants, many elderly, had argued that fair trial was impossible without original records and amid delay, but judge said prima facie case was made out via surviving witnesses.

How Allahabad HC came to the rescue of 12 live-in interfaith couples after UP govt’s snub

They said they fell in love and decided to live together. Of the 12 couples, seven women were Muslim residing with Hindu men, while five women were Hindu living with Muslim men.

In the spotlight: Allahabad HC’s Justice Pankaj Bhatia’s career beyond ‘shocking’ bail order row

Justice Bhatia says SC’s remarks have had a ‘chilling effect’ on him. He sought a roster change as debate widens to judicial independence & pendency in one of India’s busiest HCs.

Arrested for murder in 1982, 100-yr-old acquitted by Allahabad HC in case that lay pending 4 decades

Accused of a 1982 murder involving a land dispute, Dhani Ram was in his 50s when he was convicted. His challenge to the trial court conviction has been pending for over 40 years.

Firm wouldn’t exist without you—HC snub to Marion Biotech directors in Uzbekistan cough syrup deaths

Marion Biotech is the Noida-based manufacturer of DOK-I Max cough syrup, which was linked to the deaths of at least 18 children in Uzbekistan in 2022.

How HC order granting ‘limited’ relief to PMLA accused also outlined scope of ED’s powers & ECIR

Official says ED will move SC against Allahabad HC order. Case pertains to allegations against Satinder Singh Bhasin, former MD of Bhasin Infotech and Infrastructure (BIIPL).

Giving protection to 12 live-in couples, Allahabad HC notes sacrosanctity of right to life. What it said

The court was hearing a clutch of 12 petitions filed by the live-in couples who had sought protection on the grounds that they were being threatened.

Allahabad HC delivers split verdict in 2016 killing of NIA officer. Here’s how the two judges differed

While Justice Rajiv Gupta ruled in favour of acquittal of the accused, Justice Harvir Singh partially affirmed 2022 order of trial court, convicting & sentencing them to death.

Sentenced to death by three courts. Nithari killings convict Surendra Koli, now free

Koli’s counsel said this is the second instance in Indian judicial history where the Supreme Court has acquitted a death row convict after the dismissal of a review petition.

On Camera

US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.