‘Misinformation and rumours’: SC issues clarification on Justice Yashwant Varma’s transfer after cash recovery | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a clarification regarding Justice Yashwant Varma‘s transfer to the Allahabad high court, stating that “misinformation and rumors are being spread”. It added that the “[transfer] proposal is separate from ongoing in-house enquiry” into allegations that unaccounted cash – allegedly Rs 15 crore – was found at Justice…

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Whitewashing of Sambhal mosque begins after Allahabad high court order | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Whitewashing of Sambhal Jama Masjid began on Sunday after the orders of the Allahabad high court, which also allowed the mosque to be decorated with lights without any tampering. The high court, in its March 12 order, permitted decorative lighting of the Masjid’s exterior, provided no structural modifications are made. The court scheduled…

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HC warns officials from UP over illegal private land use | India News – The Times of India

Allahabad HC has warned UP authorities against using land of private citizens without acquiring them through proper legal procedures, warning of heavy penalties and recoveries from personal accounts of officials who flout the directive.A bench of Justices Manoj Kumar Gupta and Anish Kumar Gupta made the observation while ordering compensation for a Bareilly woman whose…

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Allahabad HC accepts plea to refer to Sambhal mosque as ‘disputed’ | Lucknow News – The Times of India

Police and security personnel interact with members of the Shahi Jama Masjid. (PTI) PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad high court on Tuesday accepted a verbal plea of the Hindu side lawyer to refer to the Sambhal Jama Masjid as a ‘disputed structure‘. However, the written order passed by Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal called it a ‘disputed mosque’….

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UP government faces HC ire for 11-year aid delay to acid attack survivor – The Times of India

MEERUT: Allahabad high court (HC) on Wednesday slammed the district magistrate of Meerut and UP govt for the “apathetic handling” of a compensation case involving an acid attack survivor, who has been waiting for relief under the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund for 11 years.A two-judge bench comprising Justices Vipin Chandra Dixit and Shekhar B…

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Azam Khan Bail: Former Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan gets bail in machine theft case | Delhi News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has granted bail to former Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam Khan in connection with a machine theft case, overturning the Allahabad High Court‘s earlier decision denying them bail.A bench comprising Justices M M Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal ruled in favor of the father-son duo, considering…

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Allahabad HC Judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav appears before SC collegium over his remarks on UCC at VHP event – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Allahabad high court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav, who landed in controversy after his remark on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), appeared before the Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday.Yadav appeared before the collegium headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and was asked to put forth his version of the statements made,…

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