HC orders payment of 75% of sugarcane farmers' dues by July 15

Last Updated: Thursday, May 28, 2015, 00:04

The Allahabad High Court today directed Uttar Pradesh government to ensure that sugarcane growers in the state were paid 75 per cent of their dues by July 15 and that legal action was taken against Directors of those sugar mills which failed to pay up in compliance with the order.

Bail in Muzaffarnagar riots cases challenged in HC

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 16:05

SIT probing Muzaffarnagar riots filed affidavits in Allahabad High Court in support of petitions by district authorities seeking cancellation of bail granted to accused in violence by lower court.

HC seeks UP govt`s reply on alleged starvation death

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 20:32

The Allahabad High Court on Monday sought Uttar Pradesh government`s reply on a public interest litigation alleging that a 75-year-old dalit woman died of starvation in a remote village near here as she was too frail to earn money to buy food.

HC seeks UP govt`s reply on alleged starvation death

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 20:28

The Allahabad High Court on Monday sought Uttar Pradesh government`s reply on a public interest litigation alleging that a 75-year-old dalit woman died of starvation in a remote village near here as she was too frail to earn money to buy food.

HC asks UP Chief Secy to verify about 2 blocked news channels

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 14:50

The Allahabad High Court directed Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary to verify whether two news channels were blocked by cable operators on state government`s orders.

HC defers hearing in petition on UP minister`s foreign tour

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 14:49

The Allahabad High Court on Friday fixed January 21 as the next date of hearing in a PIL on foreign tour of 17-member delegation including eight UP ministers.

Allahabad HC disapproves of `out of turn` promotions in UP police

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 18:19

In a significant judgement, the Allahabad High Court has held that "out of turn" promotions could have "a negative impact on the disciplined and orderly behaviour of police officers of subordinate ranks".

HC issues notice to AAP, EC over petition on `jhaadu` symbol

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 13:11

Allahabad High Court issued notices to the Election Commission and Aam Admi Party and gave them 3 weeks to reply on petition of Naitik Party, which wanted jhadu election symbol for Lok Sabha polls.

23 yrs after sacking from railways, senior citizen gets relief from SC

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 21:03

Twenty three years after a railway employee was dismissed from the job for allegedly taking money in exchange for issuing fitness certificates to colleagues, Supreme Court has set aside the removal of the man, now 75 years old, saying that the penalty had shocked its conscience.

Don`t chop mango trees, says Allahabad High Court

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 11:00

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has banned cutting of green mango trees in the state.

Panel set up to probe sexual harassment complaints in courts

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 16:29

A committee has been set up to look into complaints of sexual harassment at the workplace in Allahabad High Court, its bench in Lucknow and district courts across the state.

Fresh gold search: Allahabad HC dismisses Shobhan Sarkar`s petition

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 21:16

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed the petition of seer Shobhan Sarkar, who had sought directions to the Uttar Pradesh government and the district administration of Fatehpur for allowing excavations in a village where, he believed, huge reserves of gold lay buried.