The Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the state Director General of Police (DGP) to tighten security arrangements in jail and while gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari is produced in the court.
The Supreme Court on Monday asked Uttar Pradesh Government to file a counter affidavit on Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Mohammad Abdullah Azam Khan's plea challenging the Allahabad High Court order which rejected his plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a matter related to a protest case.
While giving its verdict, the High Court has asked the District Judge of Mathura to pass an order after hearing afresh against the decision of the Civil Judge.
A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud's direction came when Uttar Pradesh Government mentioned before the court the Allahabad HC order delivered on Wednesday.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday requested the Allahabad High Court to decide at the earliest the plea of disqualified Samajwadi Party MLA Mohammad Abdullah Azam Khan seeking a stay of his conviction in a matter related to a protest in 2008.
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the plea challenging Allahabad High Court 2017's order directing to removal of a mosque from the High Court premises.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Sunday welcomed the Allahabad High Court's order, asking the Centre to take steps in prohibiting cow slaughter.
The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has sought a decision from the Centre to declare cows as a 'protected national animal' and also enact an appropriate law to ban cow slaughter in the country.
The Allahabad High court on Friday dismissed the petition filed by the Uttar Pradesh Government seeking bail cancellation of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan. Supreme Court advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Tankha represented Azam Khan in this case.
Rejecting the bail application of Atiq Ahmed's son Ali Ahmed in a 2021 extortion case, the Allahabad High Court observed that enlarging "such a criminal" on bail would be a threat "not only to the witnesses but also a constant threat to society".