Zafaryab Jilani, Mushtaq Ahmad Siddiqi and Syed Irfan Ahmad, advocates who represent the parties seeking the construction of a mosque in the Ayodhya title suit, have appealed to the people to accept the judgment by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court as the vindication of the rule of law."These cases related to the title and possession of Babri Masjid are apparently between two communities but actually they relate to the secular fabric of the country," they said.
While creating an impregnable security net around the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court, the Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday ordered complete closure of all liquor and fireworks' shops on Thursday, on the eve of the long-pending Ayodhya title suit.
Justice Singh said the commissioner prima facie exceeded his jurisdiction and violated the principles of natural justice in quashing the transfer of farmland to Bachchan in Daulatpur village in Barabanki district.
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Monday slapped a fine of Rs 50 lakh on a former Samajwadi Party MLA for alleging that Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi had gang raped a woman from Amethi along with.
The single judge Lucknow bench of the court headed by Justice S N Srivastava directed that the status quo order of the court must be honoured.
The first of the many appeals in the Ayodhya title suit was filed on Monday before the Supreme Court by the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, the second plaintiff in the case. Challenging the landmark verdict of the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court, JuH in its appeal has stated that the HC veered away from the facts and law and focused more on the circumstances and the extraneous material.
Idols have been recognised to be juristic persons in Hindu law, which personifies the deity as a legal person. A Hindu idol is recognised by courts as a juristic entity having a judicial status, and its interests are attended to by a person who is in charge of the deity and who under law is its guardian or manager
Two days after being stripped of the status of a cabinet minister and as head of the secretariat administration, Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh found himself cornered further when the Centre told the Allahabad High Court that even the post of Cabinet Secretary, which he holds, is and IAS-cadre post. The Centre has said that the post of the Cabinet Secretary was "an IAS-cadre post".
There is much more to the September 24 Ayodhya verdict than just the settlement of 'who owns the disputed land' issue.
Government counsel D K Upadhyaya, while arguing against Bachahan's petition, submitted that the actor had failed to disclose the source of his claim over the land. "It is a case of forgery in the revenue records," Upadhyaya told Justice A N Verma.
His lawyer moved a supplementary affidavit before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court forgoing his claim over the land allotted to him during the previous Samajwadi Party regime following the village panchayat's assurance not to further pursue the matter.
The court ruled that the provision of interim maintenance during proceedings of the matrimonial disputes was applicable to both the spouses.
In a revelation which may have a bearing on the outcome of Amitabh Bachhan's legal battle against cancellation of allotment of farmland, the UP on Thursday alleged that the megastar had committed another fraud by giving a wrong address.
The matter was mentioned for urgent hearing before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha, which took it up on board.
A minaret of Khajoor ki Masjid in Gudri Bazaar in the heart of Faizabad city is said to be encroaching on the proposed Ram Path by three metres.
Besides Mittal, seven others were awarded life sentences in the case by a lower court.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani felt 'vindicated' about his Ayodhya 'rath yatra' in the wake of the Allahabad high court verdict and preferred a negotiated settlement for building a Ram temple at the place where the makeshift now stands.
Arun Jaitley, leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha, was restrained in his reaction to the Ayodhya verdict delivered by the Allahabad high court's Lucknow bench; but his joy was hardly hidden.
The Congress-led government has taken a defensive position on the political battleground in the Ayodhya title suit.
Ahead of the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court verdict in the Ayodhya title suit on September 24, peace committees are being set up in the districts of Jammu and Kashmir to maintain communal harmony and law and order
With both Prime Minister Singh and Home Minister P Chidambaram personally handling the Ayodhya issue, PMO officials are confident that the law and order situation will remain under control.
The farmers' body said that after these remarks of the court, Teni has "no excuse left for him" to continue as the minister.
Rizvi along with some Mahantas from Ayodhya will also approach the Supreme Court before December 5 with a solution to the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute.
'I believe and agree with the view that the demolition case is politically motivated and that it does not involve issues of criminal and moral turpitude,' he said.\n\n\n\n
The Waqf Board has sought time from the top court for setting up of a committee for exploring an amicable resolution of the vexatious issue.
Justice Shailendra Saxena posted the petition, which also impleads the Union of India, the Central Bureau of Investigation and Uttar Pradesh as opposite parties, for hearing on Wednesday.
Making such publication mandatory would invade in the fundamental rights of liberty and privacy, the Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court said.
Sheela Bhatt explains why the judgment in the title suit in the Ayodhya case -- despite a delay of over half a century -- still comes at the wrong time for the Centre and several state governments.
The much-awaited verdict on the title suit of the disputed site at Ayodhya will be pronounced on September 24 by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court.The long pending case is about the ownership of the Ayodhya land to which Hindus and Muslims had been making rival claims over the past one and a quarter century.While Hindus claimed the land to be the site of the birthplace of their most revered Lord Ram, Muslims asserted their right over the same.
The Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court on Tuesday refused to quash criminal proceedings against a journalist for allegedly sharing incorrect facts as information on social media.
The ASI has moved an application to that effect before the special Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court.
The CBI told the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad HC that provocative speeches by leaders encouraged kar sevaks to demolish the Babri masjid.
The CBI has challenged the 2001 order of a Special CBI court dropping proceedings against the duo in the Babri Masjid demolition case on technical grounds.
Manjunath, an Indian Institute of Management graduate, was killed allegedly at the behest of a petrol pump owner in Lakhmipur-Kheri district after he detected adulteration in petrol.
The petition also seeks quashing of the first information report against her by the CBI.
In fresh trouble for Congress leader Pawan Khera, the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed his petition challenging the Allahabad high court order refusing to quash criminal proceedings against him for making objectionable remarks targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, paving the way for his trial.
