Tag: Lucknow

Election of 10 Rajya Sabha MPs challenged in Allahabad High Court

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com LUCKNOW: The election of 10 newly elected Rajya Sabha MPs was challenged before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Monday. The petition was moved by businessman Prakash Bajaj, who was supported by the Samajwadi Party in the elections. The petitioner’s lawyer, Vivek Kumar Singh, said the returning officer had wrongly rejected

‘Abuse of power’: Allahabad HC questions ‘attempt to murder’ charge for attending Tablighi meet

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com LUCKNOW: IN a major observation, the Allahabad High Court said that filing a charge sheet for attempt to murder a person for attending Tablighi Jamaat meet at New Delhi early this year even though he tested negative for COVID-19 prima facie reflected an abuse of the power of law. The court directed to put

Allahabad HC seeks UP government reply on quashing FIR against activist Sadaf Jafar.

Source – newindianexpress.com LUCKNOW: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Thursday asked the state government to file its reply within two weeks on a petition seeking quashing of the FIR filed here against Congress worker Sadaf Jafar for her participation in a protest against the CAA. The court, however, declined to direct the jail

Court rejects Chinmayanand’s bail

Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com SHAHJAHANPUR: An Uttar Pradesh court has rejected the bail application of BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand, who was arrested in a sexual-assault case following rape allegations by a law student. Shahjahanpur chief judicial magistrate has rejected the bail application of Chinmayanand on Monday, saying it should be moved in the sessions court, the former