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CBI books former Allahabad HC judge for ‘amassing disproportionate assets worth Rs 2.5 crore’

This is the second corruption case against former judge SN Shukla, who was booked while he was in office for purportedly obtaining a favourable order to a Lucknow-based medical college in exchange of money.

Bankey Bihari custodians move SC against proposal to use Mathura temple’s funds for amenities

Sewayats apprehend that Allahabad HC proceedings are an attempt by Uttar Pradesh govt to take over affairs of temple management in garb of development & maintenance.

Allahabad HC grants interim anticipatory bail to Chinmayanand in 2011 Shahjahanpur rape case

The interim anticipatory bail was granted to Chinmayanand till the next date of listing on 6 February, on furnishing a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh, along with two sureties.

Allahabad HC summons top officials of 3 enforcement agencies in multi-crore scam

The HC is hearing a batch of petitions filed by investors in a real estate company, Sun Shine City Group of Companies, which has allegedly duped them of more than Rs 350 crore.

1 mn backlog, 37% vacancies, but Allahabad HC lawyers don’t want ‘outsiders’ to fill judges’ ranks

What started as pushback against elevation of former SC judge's son, has extended to UP lawyers practicing in SC, with bar associations demanding judges to be from within Allahabad HC lawyers.

Hathras case co-accused gets bail under UAPA, wife says ‘light at end of tunnel’ after 23 months

Mohammad Alam was arrested on 5 October, 2020, along with journalist Siddique Kappan, others, while driving them to Hathras. Court finds no 'incriminating evidence' against him.

Allahabad HC’s sweeping order in dowry case shows why women don’t get justice against cruelty

In a case of cruelty and dowry harassment, the Allahabad High Court rebuked the woman for the graphical description of the allegations and said decent expressions should be used.

New book chronicles life of Syed Mahmood, first Indian judge of Allahabad High Court

Published by Bloomsbury India, ‘Syed Mahmood: Colonial India’s Dissenting Judge’ by Mohammad Nasir and Samreen Ahmed will be released on 17 May on ThePrint’s Softcover.

‘Use of loudspeakers in mosques not a fundamental right’, says Allahabad High Court

The bench headed by Justice BK Vidla and Justice Vikas noted that although Azaan is an integral part of Islam, delivering it through loudspeakers is not a part of the religion.

Why SC expressed concern over UP court’s tareekh pe tareekh in 30-yr-old arbitration award plea

83-year-old petitioner’s case was listed 147 times in 20 yrs, but not heard even once. SC calls it ‘sorry state of affairs’ that ‘frustrates purpose’ of laws made for speedy redressal.

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Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.