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New Indian Express
6 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Defamation case: Rahul's plea on summons nixed
LUCKNOW: Asserting that freedom of speech and expression was a subject to reasonable restrictions and it did not include the freedom to make statements defamatory to any person or defamatory to the Indian Army , the Lucknow Bench of Allahabad HC, on May 29, dismissed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's plea challenging a lower court summons in a defamation case over alleged derogatory remarks about the Indian Army during his Bharat Jodo Yatra. Single judge bench, comprising Justice Subhash Vidyarthi, observed that material on record made a prima facie case against Rahul Gandhi for making defamatory statement against Indian Army and hence the summoning order of lower court could not be set aside and he has to stand on trial. The case pertains to a complaint filed by Uday Shanker Srivastava, ex-Director, Border Roads Organisation (a position equivalent to a Colonel in the Indian Army). Srivastava alleged that on Rahul Gandhi, during his 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' made disparaging comments about a face-off between the Indian and Chinese armies in Arunachal Pradesh.
Hindustan Times
23-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
HC expresses concern over ‘minor' lodged in regular jail, allows bail
Allowing bail to a minor boy languishing in a regular jail for a year, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has expressed concern over the trial court's delay in deciding his application claiming juvenility. The applicant was lodged in Pratapgarh jail from March 2024 under several sections of the POCSO Act. The FIR was lodged with the Aasupur Deosara police station, Pratapgarh, on March 6, 2024. He was accused of enticing the complainant's daughter aged around 13 years on the night of March 4, 2024. On May 16, 2025, a single judge bench of justice Subhash Vidyarthi stated that the minor victim, aged around 13 years, has not levelled any allegations against the applicant who is aged around 16 years. Therefore, the applicant is entitled to be released on bail, added the court. The court also expressed concern over the Pratapgharh trial court's failure to decide the application of the applicant (accused boy) filed on April 8, 2024, claiming himself a juvenile. 'The approach of the trial court in not deciding the application (dated 08.04.2024) given by the applicant for declaring him a juvenile in conflict with law has compelled the applicant child to remain in jail with under-trial accused persons and convicts for more than one year,' said the court. 'In case the trial court ultimately comes to a conclusion that the applicant is a juvenile in conflict with law, the loss which has been caused to the applicant by making him spend a period of more than one year in regular jail with under-trial accused persons and convicts, cannot be made good by any means,' added the court. The court added: 'The Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, provides that any person in whose charge a child in conflict with law is placed, shall, while the order is in force, have responsibility of the said child, as if the said person was the child's parent and responsible for the child's maintenance.' 'When the applicant was lodged in jail, it was the duty of the Jail authorities to have taken care of his interests as his parents and they should have taken appropriate steps to ensure that the benefits of the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act were provided to the applicant,' asserted the court. The court also directed the special judge, POCSO Court, Pratapgarh, to decide at the earliest whether the applicant is a juvenile or not. The court also directed the registrar general of the high court to circulate a copy of this order to all the judicial officers in the state through the district judges of all the districts with the object of sensitising judicial officers to be more careful while dealing with criminal matters where the accused appears to be a juvenile or claims to be a juvenile.
Time of India
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
HC refuses to grant permission to Jeth Mela at Bahraich dargah
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Saturday refused to grant permission to organise the annual Jeth Mela ('urs') at Dargah Sharif in Bahraich. The court, however, said that routine activities and other rituals at the dargah would continue. The court passed an interim order while reserving the detailed judgment which will be pronounced later. A division bench of justice AR Masoodi and justice Subhash Vidyarthi passed the order on the petition filed by Waqf No. 19, Dargah Sharif, and two other petitioners. The petitioners had demanded that the court set aside the order of the local administration whereby it restrained the Dargah Sharif Management Committee from organising Jeth Mela. The bench heard the petitioners on Saturday after the Chief Justice of the Allahabad high court constituted a special bench to hear the matter on a holiday. After prolonged hearing, the bench, in its interim order, directed the local administration to maintain law and order, providing necessary civic amenities in association with the committee administering the management of dargah. Additional advocate general Kuldeep Pati Tripathi did not object to the interim order passed by the court. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Perdagangkan CFD Emas dengan Broker Tepercaya IC Markets Mendaftar Undo The court directed the mela committee to ensure that there was no overcrowding at Dargah Sharif. Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Saturday refused to grant permission to organise the annual Jeth Mela ('urs') at Dargah Sharif in Bahraich. The court, however, said that routine activities and other rituals at the dargah would continue. The court passed an interim order while reserving the detailed judgment which will be pronounced later. A division bench of justice AR Masoodi and justice Subhash Vidyarthi passed the order on the petition filed by Waqf No. 19, Dargah Sharif, and two other petitioners. The petitioners had demanded that the court set aside the order of the local administration whereby it restrained the Dargah Sharif Management Committee from organising Jeth Mela. The bench heard the petitioners on Saturday after the Chief Justice of the Allahabad high court constituted a special bench to hear the matter on a holiday. After prolonged hearing, the bench, in its interim order, directed the local administration to maintain law and order, providing necessary civic amenities in association with the committee administering the management of dargah. Additional advocate general Kuldeep Pati Tripathi did not object to the interim order passed by the court. The court directed the mela committee to ensure that there was no overcrowding at Dargah Sharif.
Hindustan Times
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
HC denies permission for ‘Jeth Mela' at Ghazi Miyan Dargah in U.P's Bharaich
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Saturday denied permission to the Dargah Sharif Management Committee in Bahraich to organise the annual 'Jeth Mela' at Syed Salar Masood Ghazi Dargah (Ghazi Miyan), which was scheduled to begin Sunday. However, the court clarified that there would be no restrictions on devotees visiting the shrine for routine religious practices. The division bench of Justices AR Masoodi and Subhash Vidyarthi stated, 'Until the delivery of the judgment, as an interim measure, we provide that routine activities at Dargah Sharif for carrying out the ritualistic practices shall remain open, for which all support for maintaining law and order as well as necessary civic amenities shall be provided by the State in co-operation with the Committee administering the management of Dargah Sharif.' Additional advocate general Kuldeep Pati Tripathi and chief standing counsel (CSC) Shailendra Singh appeared in court on behalf of the state government. 'The court has denied permission to hold the Jeth Mela as an interim measure,' said advocate Shailendra Kumar Singh. The court, however, did not agree with the plea to hold the Jeth Mela, noting, 'Insofar as the prayer for organising 'Jeth Mela' having cultural/commercial trappings is concerned, we are not persuaded, prima facie, to interfere with the decision of the State authorities.' The Dargah committee had approached the court challenging the Bahraich district magistrate's order dated April 26, 2025, which denied permission for the mela. The DM had cited a report by the Local Intelligence Unit (LIU) that raised concerns over potential law and order issues if the fair were to be held. Terming the DM's decision as contrary to legal provisions, the committee urged the court to direct the administration to allow the event. On Friday, the court had denied interim relief but allowed the petitioner to apply for an urgent hearing in view of the scheduled start of the fair on Sunday (May 18). The application was considered by the Chief Justice and taken up urgently on Saturday. The court also directed the committee to ensure that devotees visit the Dargah in routine numbers. 'The committee must ensure that devotees visit the shrine in moderate numbers as per routine in order to avoid the possibility of any stampede or unwarranted situation,' the bench observed.
