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Recruitment of 69,000 teachers in UP: Why did CM Yogi shift stance on ‘quota irregularities’?

Two years after the Yogi Adityanath-led government admitted to “irregularities” in the reservation process for 69,000 assistant teachers’ recruitment in Uttar Pradesh and selected an additional 6,800 reserved candidates as a “corrective measure”, the Chief Minister has purportedly reversed his stance.

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HC rejects Muslim side's petition on Mathura temple-mosque dispute, says cases maintainable

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday ruled that the trial in 18 cases relating to the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute in Mathura can continue, dismissing a petition filed by the mosque committee that challenged the maintainability of these suits. Read further on Dynamite News:

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HC tells LiveLaw journalist to leave while hearing PIL challenging Rahul Gandhi’s election

While it was hearing a PIL challenging Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s election as an MP from the Rae Bareli constituency, the Allahabad High Court told a LiveLaw journalist to leave the courtroom and “report from outside”.

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What is the legal position on live-in relationships? | Explained

As per the top Court, for a man and a woman to live together is part of ‘the right to life’; therefore, a live-in relationship is no longer an offence. The Hindu explains laws around live in relationships

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SC sets aside bail to police officer accused of raping a minor gang rape survivor

The Supreme Court has overturned bail granted by the Allahabad High Court to a police officer accused of raping a 13-year-old

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Allahabad HC grants bail to former MP Dhananjay Singh; refuses to postpone the seven-year sentence

The Allahabad High Court granted bail to former MP Dhananjay Singh but refused his plea to suspend or stay a seven-year imprisonment sentence passed by a district court in a 2020 kidnapping and extortion case

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Biography of Justice Dilip B Bhosale ‘The Benevolent Judge’ to be released tomorrow in Mumbai; Eminent Judges to grace the launch

A benign gathering of famed Judges of the country will be there in Mumbai on Sunday morning. The occasion is the launching of ‘The Benevolent Judge’—the Biography of former Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale. Must read full story on Dynamite News:

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Supreme Court stays Allahabad HC order striking down UP madrasa law

The Apex Court said High Court has misconstrued provisions of the 2004 act as the purpose and character of the statute is regulatory in nature. Read further on Dynamite News:

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SC closes proceedings on Mukhtar Ansari’s appeal against conviction in case

Taking note of Mukhtar Ansari’s death, the SC closed its proceedings on a plea filed by the jailed gangster-turned-politician against an order of the Allahabad High Court.

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Uttar Pradesh Madarsa Education Act, a violation of secularism: Allahabad HC

Terming the Uttar Pradesh Madarsa Education Act, 2004 unconstitutional, the Allahabad High Court on Friday said the Act found to be a violation of secularism.

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Krishna Janambhooomi matter: SC disposes plea over consolidation of 15 suits

The Supreme Court on Tuesday disposed of the Idgah Committee plea challenging the Allahabad High Court decision. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Uttar Pradesh illegal-mining case | CBI summons Akhilesh Yadav for witness statement

Illegal mining case: Akhilesh Yadav, who was the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh between 2012 and 2017, held the mining portfolio during 2012-13 apparently bringing his role under scanner, according to the FIR.

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Appeal to ban right to worship in Gyanvapi Vyas basement rejected, worship to continue

The Allahabad High Court has refused to ban the ongoing puja at Vyas Tehkhana inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex after the completion of the hearing of the appeals challenging the validity of the District Judge's order granting permission to for the prayers. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Lakhimpur Kheri violence case: SC extends Ashish Mishra's interim bail till next hearing

The Supreme Court on Monday extended Ashish Mishra's interim bail in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case till the next date of hearing. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The legal dispute over Varanasi, Mathura mosques | Explained

Why is the spotlight back on the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991?

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Allahabad HC refuses any interim relief to Muslims; puja to continue inside Gyanvapi mosque

The Allahabad High Court did not grant immediate relief to the Gyanvapi Masjid committee challenging Hindu prayers in the mosque's cellar.

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"Daily puja started in 'Vyas parivar Tehkhana'," Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain

After the Varanasi Court allowed Hindu devotees to offer prayers inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex, Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Gyanvapi mosque | Hindu devotees offer prayers inside mosque complex; Muslim side lawyer to challenge order in Allahabad HC

Varanasi District Administration ensured compliance of Varanasi Court order, allowing Hindu devotees to worship inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex.

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Husband duty-bound to maintain wife despite no income from job, can work as labourer: HC

The Allahabad High Court rules that a husband must provide maintenance to his wife, even without a job, as he can earn as an unskilled laborer.

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There existed a Hindu temple prior to construction of Gyanvapi mosque: Archaeological Survey of India

An Archaeological Survey of India report has concluded that there existed a Hindu temple prior to the construction Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi

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Supreme Court upholds Union Minister Ajay Mishra's acquittal in murder case

Ajay Mishra and others were named in the FIR lodged in Lakhimpur in connection with the killing of 24-year-old Gupta, who was shot dead in the Tikunia area of the district.

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Varanasi court to decide on making ASI survey report on Gyanvapi mosque public on January 6

Varanasi court to rule on January 6 on making ASI survey report on Gyanvapi mosque public. Hindu and Muslim sides to receive copies.

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Krishna Janmabhoomi case: SC dismisses plea for removal of Mathura's Shahi Idgah mosque; says issue already pending

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal against the Allahabad High Court order which rejected a PIL seeking recognition of Mathura's Shahi Idgah Mosque site as Krishna Janmabhoomi and the removal of the mosque. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Legitimising revanchism: On the Gyanvapi case and the Allahabad High Court

The judiciary must stay committed to the constitutional vision of secularism and enforce the statutory bar on converting or reconverting the status of places of worship.

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‘Religious character’ of a place of worship can be decided only in a trial, says Allahabad High Court

In is Gyanvapi case order, the Allahabad High Court said, “Religious character cannot be confined in the limits of verbal terminology, as the Places of Worship Act, 1991 has not defined the term ‘religious character’, it could only be decided by the facts and circumstances of each and every case”

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