Prayagraj

In view of the opposition by lawyers of the High Court, the Allahabad High Court has withdrawn its decision to hear cases virtually in view of rising cases of Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh both at its principal seat at Allahabad and at the Lucknow Bench.

The Court said the applicant's counsel had submitted that the prosecution case was imaginative with regards to granting bail. With the charge-sheet already filed, there is no hope of early conclusion of the trial and proceeded to grant bail.

The Allahabad High Court...

It is contended that the staff and bouncers working of Hotel Allahabad Regency, Civil Lines, Prayagraj, have let loose a reign of terror upon residents of the neighbourhood. The petition has demanded that the local people be provided security from the hotel staff.

A habeas corpus writ petition has been filed in the Allahabad High Court, seeking the release of an 82-year-old man from the custody of TB Sapru hospital in Prayagraj, where he was admitted for the treatment of Covid-19, but purportedly went missing.

The Court has issued issued the following orders to the State authorities to be enforced in the cities of Prayagraj, Lucknow, Varanasi, Kanpur Nagar and Gorakhpur:

The petitioners have cited extreme family circumstances being serious ailment suffered by his wife i.e. Cancer, as the reason for the transfer sought.

The Petition stated that under the present system, cases from 60 Districts of UP fall under the jurisdiction of the Principal seat at Prayaraj whereas cases from only 15 districts are filed at Lucknow.

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday granted conditional bail to Niyaz, a close aide of former MP Ateeq Ahmed, who is currently in jail in a case under the Gangster Act.

The Allahabad High Court on Monday has stayed the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal Prayagraj order of the auction of Mount Litera Zee School Jhunsi, affiliated to the CBSE, which was due to be held on Tuesday.