Tag: Allahabad High Court

Hope SC considers faith of Hindus before giving verdict in Ayodhya case: Prince Yakub

Source: asianage.com Hyderabad: Prince Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy, a Mughal descendant, on Wednesday hoped that before pronouncing the verdict in the Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid land dispute case, the Supreme Court will consider the faith of Hindus. “I hope that the Supreme Court, before giving the judgement, will think about the ‘aastha’ (faith) of 100 crore Hindus. We

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 30, 2019)

source: downtoearth.org.in Report on Ganga pollution The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on September 27, 2019 directed the chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh to ensure the supply of drinking water to the residents of Rania, Kanpur Dehat and Rakhi Mandi, Kanpur Nagar, where there has been a chromium dump since 1976, and has not been shifted despite repeated orders.

Gorakhpur deaths: Inquiry into Dr Kafeel Khan is still on, says Uttar Pradesh government

Source: scroll.in The Uttar Pradesh government has said the inquiry into Dr Kafeel Khan, a former paediatrician at the Baba Raghav Das Medical College and Hospital in Gorakhpur, where 63 children died in 2017 because of lack of oxygen, is still on, The Indian Express reported on Sunday. The government’s statement came on Saturday, hours after Khan asked

HC’s decision on OBCs ruffles feathers among UP parties

Source: deccanherald.com With the halting of the UP government’s decision to put 17 Other Backward Castes (OBC) in the Scheduled Castes (SC) list, Allahabad High Court on Monday upset many politicos who have always resorted to such quota calculus to further their existing vote banks or create new vote banks. Mayawati alleged politics over the issue as the Supreme Court said the state

Allahabad HC strikes down Yogi’s move to shift 17 OBCs to SC list

Source: nationalheraldindia.com In a major setback to the Yogi Adityanath government, the Allahabad High Court on Monday stayed its decision to include 17 Other Backward Castes (OBC) in the Scheduled Castes (SC) list. The court’s decision came on a petition filed by social activist Gorakh Prasad. On June 24, the state government had directed District

Judge vacancies at high courts hit 2019 high — 414 posts need to be filled

Source: theprint.in New Delhi: Vacancies in high courts hit a new high this month, with no incumbents for 38 per cent of the sanctioned posts for permanent and additional judges, according to data from the Law Ministry. India’s 25 high courts have a sanctioned strength of 1,079 judges, of which 414 are currently vacant, higher than at