Allahabad HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Formation Of Panel To Ascertain Nature Of Structure Found Inside Gyanvapi Mosque
2 years, 8 months ago

Allahabad HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Formation Of Panel To Ascertain Nature Of Structure Found Inside Gyanvapi Mosque

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation plea seeking the appointment of a committee/commission headed by a judge of the high court or supreme court to study the nature of the structure found in the Gyanvapi campus.The PIL plea had also sought a direction to the panel to ascertain whether a Shiva linga, as claimed by the Hindus had been. The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation plea seeking the appointment of a committee/commission headed by a judge of the high court or supreme court to study the nature of the structure found in the Gyanvapi campus. The writ petition had been filed by Advocate Ashok Pande on behalf of five residents of Varanasi namely Sarve Sri Sudhir Singh, Baba Balak Das, Shivendra Pratap Singh, Markande Tiwari, and Rajan Rai and two Advocates practicing in the high court at Lucknow namely Sri Ravi Mishra and Sri Atul Kumar. Consequently, declining to entertain the writ plea, the Court observed thus: "Keeping into consideration the aforesaid facts, we are of the considered opinion that it is not proper on the part of the petitioners to invoke the jurisdiction of the High Court by filing a Public Interest Litigation seeking a relief regarding the subject matter, which is already the subject matter of the pending suits as also of the aforesaid Special Leave Petition.

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Live Law  

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Delhi High Court Junks PIL Against 'Illegal Constructions' At Ajmeri Gate, Imposes ₹10K Costs
1 month ago

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Live Law  

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Hindustan Times  

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Allahabad High Court Allows Withdrawal Of PIL Against Appointment Of SP Gupta As State Information Commissioner

Live Law  

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Allahabad HC dismisses PIL against Justice Shekhar Yadav’s impeachment motion
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Hindustan Times  

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ABP News  

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Sambhal mosque case: Allahabad High Court seeks response from government and ASI
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Sambhal mosque case: Allahabad High Court seeks response from government and ASI

The Hindu  

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The pending mosque-temple disputes across India
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The pending mosque-temple disputes across India

The Hindu  

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Sambhal Violence | Allahabad High Court CJ-Led Bench Directs Listing Of PIL Seeking FIR Against DM, SP Before Appropriate Bench
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Live Law  

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Live Law  

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Live Law  

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Live Law  

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Hindustan Times  

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PIL in Allahabad HC seeks CBI probe into Sambhal violence

Hindustan Times  

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Live Law  

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Bahraich demolition process: HC to hear PIL on Nov 18
4 months, 1 week ago

Bahraich demolition process: HC to hear PIL on Nov 18

Hindustan Times  

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Delhi HC rejects PIL on removing blockades at Singhu border
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi HC rejects PIL on removing blockades at Singhu border

New Indian Express  

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PIL against caste-based rallies: Poll panel, Centre get six more weeks to file reply
6 months, 3 weeks ago

PIL against caste-based rallies: Poll panel, Centre get six more weeks to file reply

Hindustan Times  

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Live Law  

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Allahabad HC Rejects PIL Seeking Clarification From UP Govt That It Isn't Working Under BJP's Command
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Allahabad HC Rejects PIL Seeking Clarification From UP Govt That It Isn't Working Under BJP's Command

Live Law  

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PIL Challenging Rahul Gandhi's LS Election: Allahabad HC Seeks Registry Report On HC's 2016 Directive Against Petitioner's Advocate
8 months, 3 weeks ago

PIL Challenging Rahul Gandhi's LS Election: Allahabad HC Seeks Registry Report On HC's 2016 Directive Against Petitioner's Advocate

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday directed its registry to submit its report on a 2016 Judgment of the High Court passed related to the advocate representing the petitioner in a Public Interest Litigation plea challenging Rahul Gandhi's election to the Lok Sabha. "This court has perused the judgment of the Division Bench of this Court in the case of …

Delhi High Court Rejects PIL Challenging Appointment Of National Small Industries Development Corporation's Chairman
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Rejects PIL Challenging Appointment Of National Small Industries Development Corporation's Chairman

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the appointment of Dr. Subhransu Sekhar Acharya, the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of National Small Industries Development Corporation Limited.A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS Arora said that a PIL is not maintainable in service matters and. The Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest …

HC directs Moradabad admin to act on illegal construction of temple
10 months ago

HC directs Moradabad admin to act on illegal construction of temple

Hindustan Times  

On a PIL alleging illegal construction of a temple in a public park of Awas Vikas Parishad at Buddh Bihar Majhola in Moradabad district, the Allahabad High Court has directed the district magistrate, Moradabad and station house officer of police station - Majhola to take appropriate action in accordance with law regarding the said illegal construction. Hearing a PIL filed …

PIL Before Delhi High Court Against Circulation Of Deepfake Videos During Lok Sabha Polls
10 months, 3 weeks ago

PIL Before Delhi High Court Against Circulation Of Deepfake Videos During Lok Sabha Polls

Live Law  

A public interest litigation has been filed before the Delhi High Court against circulation of deepfake videos trying to influence the ongoing Lok Sabha polls. The plea was mentioned by Senior Advocate Jayant Mehta today before a division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora. Mehta informed court that the plea has been filed by …

Gyanvapi case: Allahabad HC dismisses plea challenging Hindu prayers in cellar
1 year ago

Gyanvapi case: Allahabad HC dismisses plea challenging Hindu prayers in cellar

Live Mint  

Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the order permitting Hindu parties to offer puja in the 'vyas tehkhana' of the Gyanvapi complex. Justice Agarwal said, "After going through the entire records of the case and after considering arguments of the parties concerned, the court did not find any ground to interfere in the judgment passed by the …

Gyanvapi mosque: Hindu puja to continue in cellar as Allahabad HC dismisses plea
1 year ago

Gyanvapi mosque: Hindu puja to continue in cellar as Allahabad HC dismisses plea

Hindustan Times  

The Allahabad high court on Monday dismissed the Gyanvapi Mosque committee's appeal challenging the Varanasi district court's decision to offer prayers in a cellar in the Gyanvapi mosque complex. A priest offers prayers at 'Vyas Ji Ki Tehkhana' after the Varanasi court's judgment to allow Hindu devotees to worship inside the sealed basement of the Gyanvapi mosque complex, in Varanasi …

Supreme Court refuses to entertain PIL seeking court-monitored probe into Sandeshkhali violence
1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court refuses to entertain PIL seeking court-monitored probe into Sandeshkhali violence

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court refused to entertain a PIL seeking a court-monitored CBI or SIT probe into the violence in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali village on February 19. When Mr. Srivastava referred to the top court having formed a committee of three former women high court judges to oversee the investigation, relief and remedial measures in Manipur, where also women were sexually …

Gyanvapi case: AIMPLB to move SC against Allahabad HC ruling, says 'Islam doesn't allow demolition of temples'
1 year, 1 month ago

Gyanvapi case: AIMPLB to move SC against Allahabad HC ruling, says 'Islam doesn't allow demolition of temples'

India TV News  

As the Allahabad High Court refused to give any relief to the Muslim side in the Gyanvapi Mosque case, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Friday expressed “shock” over the court’s ruling and alleged that the Muslim side was not given a chance to present its side on the matter. The AIMPLB said that they would move the …

Gyanvapi mosque case: HC judge recuses from hearing plea against Varanasi court's order on 'wazukhana' survey
1 year, 1 month ago

Gyanvapi mosque case: HC judge recuses from hearing plea against Varanasi court's order on 'wazukhana' survey

New Indian Express  

PRAYAGRAJ: Allahabad High Court judge Justice Manish Kumar Nigam on Wednesday recused himself from hearing a plea challenging the Varanasi district court's refusal to direct the Archaeological Survey of India to undertake a survey of the 'wazukhana' area except the 'Shivling' inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex. The revision petition was filed by Rakhi Singh, who is one of the plaintiffs …

HC refuses urgent hearing on PIL against Manoj Jarange Patil
1 year, 2 months ago

HC refuses urgent hearing on PIL against Manoj Jarange Patil

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Friday declined an urgent listing for a public interest litigation that sought a ban on strikes and protests related to the Maratha reservation issue in Mumbai. A petition of activist Hemanth Patil was mentioned for urgent hearing by advocate RN Kachhwe, who argued that a large gathering of people was anticipated at Azad Maidan …

Krishna Janmabhoomi Case | Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With High Court's Dismissal Of PIL Seeking Removal Of Mosque
1 year, 2 months ago

Krishna Janmabhoomi Case | Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With High Court's Dismissal Of PIL Seeking Removal Of Mosque

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea against an Allahabad High Court order dismissing a public interest litigation for the recognition of Mathura's Shahi Eidgah Mosque site as Krishna Janmabhoomi and the removal of the mosque. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta was hearing a special leave petition filed by Advocate Mahek Maheshwari, following …

Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Postponement Of Delhi Judicial Services Preliminary Examination 2023
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Postponement Of Delhi Judicial Services Preliminary Examination 2023

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking postponement of the Delhi Judicial Services Preliminary Examination, 2023, which is scheduled to be held on December 17. Refusing to postpone the examination date, a division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna dismissed a public interest litigation moved by one Vishal Yadav.The court observed that a. …

Allahabad HC Rejects Masjid Committee's Plea To Defer Hearing In ‘Gyanvapi Title Dispute’ Cases, Matters To Be Heard On October 4
1 year, 5 months ago

Allahabad HC Rejects Masjid Committee's Plea To Defer Hearing In ‘Gyanvapi Title Dispute’ Cases, Matters To Be Heard On October 4

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court last week REJECTED an application filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, which manages the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi, to defer a hearing in the Gyanvapi-Kashi Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi land title dispute cases, presently pending before the Chief Justice. The application, filed on September 18, prayed that the hearing in the cases be not conducted till the …

'Wholly Misconceived': Gujarat HC Junks 'Second' PIL Seeking Burial Grounds For All Religious Communities, Imposes ₹10K Costs
1 year, 6 months ago

'Wholly Misconceived': Gujarat HC Junks 'Second' PIL Seeking Burial Grounds For All Religious Communities, Imposes ₹10K Costs

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court today dismissed a Public Interest Litigation plea seeking to provide fitting places for burial to different religious communities in the state as it noted that earlier, for the same relief, a PIL had been moved by the petitioner and the same was dismissed as withdrawn. "This is a wholly misconceived second PIL filed by the petitioner …

Allahabad HC to take up pleas on Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi dispute today
1 year, 6 months ago

Allahabad HC to take up pleas on Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi dispute today

Live Mint  

The Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court, Pritinker Diwakar, will hear the Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi Mosque dispute today, August 28, Monday, regarding the maintainability of a suit filed before a Varanasi court, according to a report published by the news agency PTI. The petitions also challenge a Varanasi court direction to the Archaeological Survey of India to conduct a comprehensive …

Gyanvapi row: Allahabad HC rejects PIL to ban entry of non-Hindus
1 year, 7 months ago

Gyanvapi row: Allahabad HC rejects PIL to ban entry of non-Hindus

Live Mint  

Amid the ongoing survey of Gyanvapi mosque, the Allahabad High Court, on Tuesday, rejected a PIL seeking a direction to seal the premises and ban entry of non-Sanatanis to protect Hindu signs. The Allahabad HC allowed the withdrawal of the Public Interest Litigation seeking a direction to the UP Government to seal the entire Gyanvapi mosque, according to LiveLaw. The …

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 31 - August 06
1 year, 7 months ago

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 31 - August 06

Live Law  

NOMINAL INDEX M/S Bhawani Traders vs. State of U.P. And 2 Others 2023 LiveLaw 246 ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE WEEK Goods In Transit Can’t Be Treated As Non-Traceable In Presence Of Tax Invoice, E-Way Bill And Bilty: Allahabad High Court Case Title: M/S Bhawani Traders vs. State of U.P. ‘Procedural review’ is an inherent power of every Court and Tribunal “to …

Allahabad High Court rejects PIL seeking sealing of Gyanvapi mosque premises; ASI survey to continue
1 year, 7 months ago

Allahabad High Court rejects PIL seeking sealing of Gyanvapi mosque premises; ASI survey to continue

The Hindu  

The Allahabad High Court on August 3 upheld the order of Varanasi district court for conducting a ‘scientific survey’ of Gyanvyapi mosque by the Archaeological Survey of India. While upholding the lower court’s order on the scientific survey in which the district court had asked the ASI to file a report on whether the Gyanvyapi mosque “structure” was “constructed over …

PIL in Allahabad HC seeks sealing of Gyanvapi mosque premises
1 year, 7 months ago

PIL in Allahabad HC seeks sealing of Gyanvapi mosque premises

The Hindu  

A group of right-wing activists, along with one of the Hindu petitioners in the Gyanvyapi mosque case, have filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Allahabad High Court, seeking a direction to the Uttar Pradesh government to seal the entire mosque premises so that “non-Hindu/non-Sanatani” people cannot damage any religious signs or symbols of the Hindu community present inside the …

Manipur violence: Supreme Court declines PIL seeking SIT probe
1 year, 7 months ago

Manipur violence: Supreme Court declines PIL seeking SIT probe

Live Mint  

Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider a new Public Interest Litigation regarding the Manipur violence. The Supreme Court requested a "more specific" petition, expressing difficulty in entertaining the current one, as it appeared to single out only one community in its blame. “This petition is very difficult to entertain because it places blame on one community,” said the bench …

Madhya Pradesh High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking High Level Enquiry In Patwari Recruitment Scam; Imposes ₹10K Costs
1 year, 7 months ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking High Level Enquiry In Patwari Recruitment Scam; Imposes ₹10K Costs

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation which sought high-level enquiry into an alleged scam in recruitment of Patwari by the Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board, with rupees ten thousand costs. While finding the petition unmerited, the Division Bench of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice Hirdesh observed, “In the facts and circumstances of the case, …

Telangana HC slams PIL seeking speedy trial in Jagan assets cases
1 year, 9 months ago

Telangana HC slams PIL seeking speedy trial in Jagan assets cases

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea or even direct the court registry to allot a registration number to a petition requesting direction to the CBI court in Hyderabad to expedite trial in cases pertaining to Y.S. The division bench of Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice N. Tukaramji faulted petitioner Chegondi Venkata Harirama Jogaiah, …

Allahabad High Court dismisses Gyanvapi mosque committee's plea challenging Varanasi court order
1 year, 9 months ago

Allahabad High Court dismisses Gyanvapi mosque committee's plea challenging Varanasi court order

Firstpost  

The Allahabad High Court dismissed a civil revision plea moved by the Anjuman Intazamia Mosque Committee that has challenged a Varanasi Court order dismissing its objection to the maintainability of Hindu Worshippers’ suit seeking permission to regularly worship Shringar Gauri and other deities inside the Gyanvapi Mosque compound. The court clearly has said that Anjuman Intezamia Mosque Committee’s petition is …

Gyanvapi case: Allahabad HC rejects Muslim party's petition; 'Hindu seeking right to worship is maintainable'
1 year, 9 months ago

Gyanvapi case: Allahabad HC rejects Muslim party's petition; 'Hindu seeking right to worship is maintainable'

India TV News  

Gyanvapi case: Allahabad HC rejects Muslim party's petition; 'Hindu seeking right to worship is maintainable' The latest development came in response to a civil revision petition filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee challenging a Varanasi court order. In a major development, the Allahabad High Court, on Wednesday, dismissed the Muslim side's plea challenging the maintainability of five Hindu women …

Gyanvapi case: Allahabad court to hear Waqf Board’s petition today
1 year, 9 months ago

Gyanvapi case: Allahabad court to hear Waqf Board’s petition today

Live Mint  

The Allahabad High Court will hear the petition filed by the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Waqf Board and the Gyanvapi masjid management committee that has challenged the maintainability of a suit pending before a Varanasi court today, Friday, seeking the restoration of a temple at the site of the mosque. The petitioners have also challenged the Varanasi court order passed on …

Gyanvapi case: SC to hear on April 14 plea seeking permission for ritual ablution during Ramzan
1 year, 11 months ago

Gyanvapi case: SC to hear on April 14 plea seeking permission for ritual ablution during Ramzan

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on April 14 a plea by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid committee seeking permission for wazu at the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi during the month of Ramzan. On March 28, the apex court had agreed to list for hearing on April 21 a plea of the Hindu side seeking consolidation of all …

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