Minority status to an institution alone can’t nullify TET recognition: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed the petition filed by Deep Maglina, an assistant teacher from Moradabad, accused of securing her appointment on the basis of a forged TET certificate. The Court held that any appointment obtained through forged documents is void ab initio and a person appointed on such basis has no right to … Read more

Court acquitted the accused in 1996 Ghaziabad Bus Blast Case, ‘With a Heavy Heart’: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has set aside the conviction of Mohammad Ilyas who was serving a life sentence for the 1996 bomb blast in a roadways bus at Modinagar, Ghaziabad, observing that the trial court had erroneously relied on an inadmissible confession recorded by the police. A Division Bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Ram … Read more

Court criticized poorly drafted petitions filed by self-represented litigants: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a defective petition filed by a litigant appearing in person, observing that such cases repeatedly pose serious difficulties for the court, as the petitions are neither drafted in accordance with the law nor contain the essential factual foundation. These remarks were given by Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery while hearing … Read more