Topic: Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court blocks bulldozer action in Bareilly after crackdown on ‘I Love Muhammad’ protesters
In the aftermath of the September 26 “I Love Muhammad” protest in Bareilly, where police action against Muslim demonstrators was followed by punitive demolitions targeting their homes, the Allahabad High Court has ordered authorities not to carry out any demolition activity for three months on properties belonging to petitioners earlier accused of illegal construction.
Allahabad HC frees interfaith couple, terms detention ‘illegal’ and violation of rights
In a strong rebuke to the police, the Allahabad High Court on Saturday declared the detention of an interfaith couple, a Muslim man and a Hindu woman, as illegal and a violation of their fundamental rights under Article 21 of the Constitution.
Allahabad HC grants bail to Muslim youth labelled as Al-Qaeda supporter, says “mere allegations cannot justify indefinite detention”
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a Muslim youth who was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for alleged links with the banned militant organisation Al-Qaeda.
Allahabad HC refuses to quash FIR against Neha Singh Rathore for post on Modi govt politicising Pahalgam attack
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed the plea filed by Bhojpuri singer Neha Singh Rathore seeking to quash a first information report registered against her in connection with social media posts about the April 22 deadly attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam.
“No prima facie proof of intent to disturb peace,” Allahabad HC grants bail to AMU professor accused of citing “rape” in Hindu mythology
The Allahabad High Court granted anticipatory bail to Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Professor Dr. Jitendra Kumar, who faces an FIR for allegedly citing instances of “rape” in Hindu mythology during a Forensic Medicine lecture in 2022, observing that “it cannot prima facie be said that the teacher intentionally attempted to disturb public peace and religious sentiments.”
Allahabad HC halts demolition of Sambhal school amid Hindutva-backed ownership dispute
The Allahabad High Court directed the Uttar Pradesh government not to demolish the building of Azad Jannat Nisha School, a long-standing educational institution in Alam Sarai, Sambhal, after the legal heirs of those who had sold the land 46 years ago, along with local Hindutva groups, claimed ownership of the property.
