Tag: Allahabad High Court

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a stay on the Allahabad High Court's directive requiring the Uttar Pradesh government to prepare a new selection list for the appointment of 69,000 assistant teachers. The Supreme Court's decision also halts the high court's previous order that invalidated the existing selection lists issued in June 2020 and January 2022, which included 6,800 candidates.

In a significant legal ruling, the Allahabad High Court has declared that a complaint under Indian Penal Code section 498A, which deals with cruelty by a husband or his relatives against his wife, is not maintainable against the husband at the instance of a "second wife." This ruling came in response to a petition that raised questions about the legality of such complaints.

Amidst the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Masjid dispute in Mathura, the Supreme Court declined to halt the Allahabad High Court's authorization for a scientific survey of the Shahi Idgah complex on the disputed land. The contentious matter, centered around claims by Hindu groups asserting the mosque was erected on Lord Krishna's birthplace, has sparked fervent demands for an extensive survey, acknowledged by a local court last year.

The Allahabad High Court has granted permission for a 'scientific survey' of the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi to determine if it was built over a Hindu temple. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has resumed the survey, while the mosque committee challenges the ruling in the Supreme Court.