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Prayagraj, February 24 The Allahabad High Court has ruled that the Secretary of the Board of High School and Intermediate Education, Prayagraj, has the authority to prescribe textbooks for classes 10 and 12.A two-judge bench comprising Justices Niraj Tiwari and Garima Prasad passed the order...

Varanasi, February 24 Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai met controversial religious leader Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati here on Tuesday and said his party stands firmly with those who protect religion.This development comes days after an FIR was filed in Prayagraj against...

Sambhal, February 24 A court in Chandausi fixed March 24 as the next date of hearing in the ongoing dispute between the Shahi Jama Masjid and the Harihar Temple.The matter came up before Civil Judge (Senior Division) Aditya Singh. However, the hearing was postponed due to an order issued by...

Prayagraj (UP), February 24 Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati moved the Allahabad High Court seeking anticipatory bail on Tuesday after being booked for alleged sexual harassment of minor children and other offenses.A notice has been sent to the office of the government advocate in this...

Prayagraj, February 23 The Allahabad High Court on Monday observed that the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 neither prohibits interfaith marriages nor bars such couples from living together in a live-in relationship.Justice Vivek Kumar Singh said that...

New Delhi, February 23 The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Lucknow district election officer to examine and take remedial action on the grievances of 91 residents of Akbar Nagar in the state capital, who were allegedly excluded from the Uttar Pradesh electoral rolls following the demolition...

Gorakhpur/Deoria (UP), February 22 A 37-year-old government school teacher allegedly committed suicide in Gorakhpur, leaving behind a video message and a four-page note accusing officials of the Basic Shiksha Adhikari office in Deoria of alleged harassment and financial exploitation, officials...

Lucknow, February 21 The Allahabad High Court has directed the Superintendent of Police of Bahraich district to explain the "inconsistencies" in a First Information Report (FIR) in a case involving the slaughter of a cow, stating that it is time for courts to intervene and put a check on the...

Prayagraj, February 21 The Allahabad High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against two students accused of offering prayers at a place prohibited by the local administration.A single judge bench of Justice Saurabh Srivastava set aside the proceedings arising out of an FIR registered...

Prayagraj, February 19 The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Bhojpuri YouTuber and comedian Mani Miraj, also known as Ramdi Miraj Alam, who is accused of rape and assault.Miraj was arrested by the Khoda Police Station in Ghaziabad on charges of rape under the guise of marriage.He has...

Prayagraj (UP), February 19 The Allahabad High Court has acquitted a man serving a life sentence, convicted in 1989 for a murder in Farrukhabad in 1987.A division bench comprising Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Prashant Mishra on Wednesday held that the sentence and conviction recorded...

New Delhi, February 19 – The Oudh Bar Association (Allahabad High Court, Lucknow bench) has written to Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant expressing concern over "repeated adverse remarks" made against judges of the Allahabad High Court and seeking the removal of certain observations made...

Prayagraj (UP), February 19 The Allahabad High Court has observed that there should be no room for discrimination or high-handedness when investigating agencies instruct banks to freeze accounts during cyber fraud investigations.A division bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Siddharth...

Prayagraj, February 19 The certificate issued by a district magistrate under Section 7 of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, is conclusive proof of a person's gender identity for the purpose of obtaining a passport, the Allahabad High Court has ruled.A division bench...

Varanasi, February 19 – A Varanasi MP-MLA court will hear a review petition filed against Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday.The case concerns remarks allegedly made by Rahul Gandhi during his visit to the United States in September 2024...

Lucknow, February 16 The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday sought the reply of the Uttar Pradesh government regarding the lack of a uniform policy in the state for providing grants to institutions whose recognition has been suspended.A bench comprising Chief Justice Arun...

Prayagraj (UP), February 18 The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to form a high-level committee into the death of a woman patient, allegedly due to a wrong blood transfusion, asking it to prevent such incidents and assign responsibility.The order was passed after...

New Delhi, February 18 – The Supreme Court has overturned the controversial Allahabad High Court judgment that ruled that grabbing a minor’s breasts and breaking her pajama string did not constitute an attempt to rape.In dismissing the case, which included the criminal appeals filed by two...

New Delhi, February 18 The Supreme Court has ruled that grabbing breasts and pulling a pyjama string constitutes "an attempt to rape," overturning a controversial Allahabad High Court order that said these were only "preparation to commit rape."A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and...

New Delhi, February 18 – The Supreme Court has directed the National Judicial Academy to form a committee of experts to draft guidelines for judges dealing with cases involving sexual offenses, emphasizing the need to instill sensitivity in the judicial approach.The top court, through its...