Allahabad High Court Rejects Patanjali's Plea Against ₹273.5 Crore GST Penalty

The Allahabad High Court has directed continuation of proceedings under Section 122 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 against M/s Patanjali Ayurved limited's 3 plants even though proceedings under Section 74 of the Act have been dropped against them.The bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Vipin Chandra Dixit held “Under the present GST regime, persons who are not...

Moradabad Mob Lynching | Allahabad HC Seeks UP Govt's Reply On Plea Of Victim's Brother For SIT Probe, ₹50 Lakh Compensation

The brother of a 37-year-old man killed on suspicion of slaughtering cattle in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district has moved the Allahabad High Court seeking a probe into the incident by a Special Investigating Team (SIT) and Rs. 50 Lakh as compensation for the family of the deceased. Hearing the plea last week, a bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Ram Manohar Narayan...

[Employees Provident Fund Act] No Appeal Lies Against Rejection Of Review Plea, Writ Petition Is Maintainable: Allahabad High Court

Relying on its earlier decision in Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology Vs. Regional Provident Fund Commissioner-II and Another, the Allahabad High Court has reiterated that a writ petition would be maintainable against the order in review under Section 7-B of the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 as no statutory appeal is provided...

Return Of 'Stridhan' Must Be Determined In Proceedings Under Hindu Marriage Act, Not On Separate Application U/S 27: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that distribution of properties of the parties, including return of “stree dhan”, must be determined in proceedings under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and not upon separate application being made under Section 27 of the Act.The bench of Justice Arindam Sinha and Justice Avnish Saxena held, “return of 'stree dhan' has to be an issue, to be determined...

Court Must See If Company Is A Threat To Commercial World For Winding Up U/S 433(f) Of Companies Act: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that for winding up of a company under Section 433(f) of the the Companies Act, the Court must opine that the company is a threat to the commercial world if it remains in existence.Rejecting the application for winding up of a company, Justice Pankaj Bhatia held “To appreciate a case for winding up of a company on the ground that it is just and equitable, it...

Chief Justice Of India BR Gavai Inaugurates Allahabad High Court Advocates' Chambers & Multilevel Parking

Chief Justice of India Justice B.R. Gavai on Saturday (May 31) inaugurated the High Court Advocates' Chambers and Multilevel Parking in Prayagraj. The building is situated behind the Allahabad High Court building but within the premises of the High Court.Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was present as the Guest of Honor. Union Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghawal was...

'CrPC (UP Amendment) Act 2018' Containing Restrictions On Grant Of Anticipatory Bail Stands Impliedly Repealed By BNSS: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has observed that with the enactment of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, the Criminal Procedure Code (UP Amendment) Act, 2018 - which imposed restrictions on the grant of anticipatory bail in the State (effective from June 6, 2019), in cases under specific laws including the UP Gangsters Act - stands 'impliedly repealed'. A bench...

'Process Underway; Grievance May Resolve By July': Allahabad HC Adjourns PIL For Expeditious Filling Of Judicial Vacancies In HC

Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking a direction for the timely and expeditious filling of all the current judicial vacancies in the High Court, the Allahabad High Court today noted that the process is underway.A bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Birla and Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha briefly heard the matter and adjourned it to July, as it orally remarked that grievances raised...

Allahabad HC Rejects Rahul Gandhi's Plea Against Summoning Order In Defamation Case Over 'Remarks' On Indian Army

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow bench) today DISMISSED a plea filed by LoP Rahul Gandhi against a Lucknow Court's order summoning him in a Defamation case filed over his alleged remark on the Indian Army during his Bharat Jodo Yatra in 2022.A bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi passed this order on Gandhi's plea, who had moved the HC challenging the defamation case as well as the summoning...

Classic Case Of Encroachment Being Claimed As A Waqf : Allahabad HC 'Surprised' At 'Illegal' Constructions On NHAI's Property

The Allahabad High Court has expressed surprise on the actions of the Waqf Madarsa Qasimul Uloom encroaching the land belonging to National Highways Authority of India, creating construction on the same, sub-letting it and charging rent on the property.Noting that the petitioner Waqf had encroached upon the land owned by NHAI, Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal observed that “This Court is...

DM Not Required To Decide Representations Of Persons Affected By Transmission Line Unless Telegraph Authority Refers It: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that under the Indian Telegraph Act the District Magistrate is only required to decide matters which have been referred to it by the Telegraph Authority. It held that District Magistrate is not required to pass orders on representations in every case where persons are affected by a transmission line.The bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Dr. Justice...

Allahabad High Court Refers Questions On High Court's Power To Quash FIR U/S 528 BNSS To Nine-Judge Bench

In a significant order, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday referred to a nine-judge bench two key questions concerning the High Court's power to quash an FIR and the ensuing investigation using its inherent powers under Section 482 of the CrPC (corresponding to Section 528 of BNSS). A bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal referred the matter to a larger bench, given the HC's...