Allahabad High Court Current Affairs, GK & News

Cabinet Clears Ordinance on Reservation Roster for University Teachers

March 8, 2019

The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cleared the ordinance for the Reservation Roster for University Teachers. What was the issue? Following an order by the Allahabad high court in April 2017, the University Grants Commission had announced in March last year that an individual department should be considered as the base ..

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Triple talaq unconstitutional, violates rights of Muslim women: Allahabad high court

December 8, 2016

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that the practice of triple talaq (Talaq-e-bidat) among Muslims is unconstitutional and violates the rights of women enshrined in constitution. The order was passed by HC Justice Suneet Kumar while hearing a petition filed by a woman who claimed her husband arbitrarily divorced her. Besides, the High Court also ..

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Justice Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale sworn in as Chief Justice of Allahabad HC

July 30, 2016

Justice Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court. He succeeds Justice D.Y. Chandrachud who was appointed judge of Supreme Court. He was administered oath of office was administered by Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik in Allahabad as per Article 219 of Constitution. About Justice Dilip Bhosale He ..

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Allahabad High Court celebrates 150th foundation year

March 14, 2016

The Allahabad High Court celebrated its 150th foundation day on 14th March 2016. President Pranab Mukherjee was the Chief Guest of the celebrations. Chief Justice of India (CJI) TS Thakur and Union Law Minister DV Sadananda Gowda were some of the dignitaries who attended the function. On this occasion, CJI Justice Thakur dedicated digitization centre ..

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Married daughters eligible for appointment on compassionate grounds: Allahabad HC

December 5, 2015

Allahabad High Court in its judgment has made married daughters of deceased government employees eligible for appointments on compassionate grounds in government jobs. Ruling in this regard was given by a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Yashwant Verma on a petition filed by a Vimla Srivastava. The petitioner had challenged the validity ..

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