Allahabad High Court: The state lacks the authority to establish a board for religious education
Issue: The recent ruling on the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madrasa Education Act, 2004 by the Allahabad High Court raises important concerns over the State’s ability to create educational boards that are exclusively based on religious connection, which goes against secularism’s tenets. Facts:
The Madrasa Education Act of UP Board is invalidated by the Allahabad High Court
Issue: The Uttar Pradesh Board of Madrasa Education Act, 2004 is declared unconstitutional by the Allahabad High Court, igniting a controversy about the management of madrasas and other minority educational institutions. Facts: Arguments: Reasoning of Judgment: The court’s ruling is probably going to
Live-in couples are also subject to the UP Anti-conversion Law: Allahabad High Court
Issue:Concerns over the legal standing of interfaith couples under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 have been raised in light of the Allahabad High Court’s recent statement regarding the law’s application to cohabitation. Facts of the Case:A Hindu-Muslim
Legal Precedents Upheld: Allahabad High Court Rules on Hindu Marriage Dissolution and Maintenance
Introduction: In a recent judgment, the Allahabad High Court reaffirmed the legal sanctity of Hindu marriages and the obligations therein, shedding light on the dissolution of marriages and maintenance rights under the Hindu Marriage Act. The case involved a husband’s challenge against a
Allahabad High Court Directs Study on Open Jails for Convict Welfare
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court, in a recent directive to the Uttar Pradesh government, has underscored the necessity of exploring the implementation of ‘open jails’ for the benefit of convicts serving sentences. This initiative, aimed at enhancing personal liberty and welfare, draws inspiration
Allahabad High Court Quashes Penalty on Hawkins Cookers, Emphasises Precision in Tax Collection
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that governments should collect taxes like honey bees collect honey from a flower without disturbing its petals. M/S Hawkins Cookers Limited, engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling pressure cookers under the brand name Hawkins, sought
Allahabad High Court Reserves Judgment on Imparting Religious Education in Government-funded Madrasas
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court recently reserved its judgment in a significant plea addressing the issue of imparting religious education in government-funded Madrasas or education boards. The matter, heard by a bench comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi,
Gyanvapi: Muslim side claims State-Hindu link; Allahabad High Court states both sides need to establish possession
Issue: Regarding the religious nature and ownership of the Gyanvapi property in Varanasi, the Gyanvapi case offers a convoluted legal issue. The main source of contention is the dispute between the Hindu and Muslim groups on the historical use and ownership of the
What’s The Action Plan Against Sexual Crimes on Trains and Stations? : Allahabad HC Questions Railway Ministry
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Union Railways Ministry to provide details of specific measures taken to prevent sexual crimes against women on running trains and at railway stations. The court was hearing suo motu public interest litigation (PIL) initiated in 2016
Necessary to comply with the anti-conversion law to legalise marriage: Allahabad HC
It has been recently observed by the Allahabad High Court that if any person has converted to another religion even before the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, then also they have to make the compliance with the act
