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Topic: Allahbad High Court

CJI Gavai’s Collegium clears names for Rajasthan, Allahabad & Delhi HCs after govt re-sends files

SC Collegium led by CJI Gavai reconsidered the names afresh after the government returned the files to it, wanting its members to re-assess the candidates, it is learnt.

Allahabad HC dismisses masjid committee plea challenging survey of Sambhal mosque

Shahi Jama Masjid's management committee moved HC challenging Sambhal court order directing survey of site following suit by Hari Shanker Jain claiming mosque was built after demolishing temple.

Supreme Court takes note of Allahabad HC judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav’s remarks at VHP event

The sitting judge came under the spotlight Sunday when he said country will function as per wishes of the majority, but that was not the first time he made controversial remarks.

‘India melting pot’: Supreme Court overturns ban on madrasas in Uttar Pradesh

Top court sets aside March order by Allahabad High Court that had scrapped a 2004 law governing madrasas, saying it violated the constitutional tenet of secularism.

Ayodhya gangrape case: Foetus DNA matches with Moid Khan’s employee, not with SP leader

Both Moid Khan & employee Raju Khan were booked in the case. Relatives of the SP leader, whose bakery was razed after his arrest, say this proves he was 'framed for political reasons'.

Consistency in judicial decisions fundamental to maintaining trust in legal system, says Allahabad HC

Single-judge bench of Justice Krishnan Pahal overruled trial court order that declined a man anticipatory bail even though it had granted relief to co-accused who faced similar charges.

How courts established that only saptapadi, not kanyadaan, is essential for Hindu marriage

Allahabad HC reiterates that kanyadaan isn't essential. Andhra Pradesh HC in 1998 noted that concept of giving daughter away was 'abolished' by amendments raising minimum age of marriage.

Allahabad HC accepts former MP Dhananjay Singh’s criminal appeal in abduction & extortion case

A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh also directed the Uttar Pradesh government to file its objection to the bail pleas of Singh and his associate Santosh Vikram Singh by 22 April.

Gyanvapi management to challenge Varanasi court allowing ‘puja’ in mosque basement at Allahabad HC

In the appeal filed before the high court, it has been pleaded that the Hindu side's suit itself is barred by order 7 rule 11 of the Civil Procedure Code, said the mosque's counsel.

Gyanvapi Mosque case: Allahabad HC rejects pleas against suits seeking ‘restoration’ of temple

HC dismisses 5 petitions filed by mosque committee & Waqf Board, including one questioning maintainability of a 1991 suit filed by Hindus seeking right to worship in mosque compound.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.