Employees of a constituent institution cannot claim Pension Benefits at par with Central Government Employees: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the teachers and staff of Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute, Prayagraj, seeking extension of the GPF-cum-Pension Scheme on the lines of Central University employees. The Court held that merely because the Institute has become a constituent institution of the University of Allahabad, its employees … Read more

Adult woman cannot be detain against her will: Allahabad High Court

    In a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court has directed the immediate release of a young woman who was sent to a Government Children Home (Girls) after her family allegedly attempted to portray her as a minor following her love marriage. The Court made it unequivocally clear that an adult woman cannot be … Read more

Allahabad High Court Stops Further Demolition at Noori Jama Masjid

  The Allahabad High Court has restrained the Uttar Pradesh government from carrying out any further demolition at the 180-year-old Noori Jama Masjid in Fatehpur, granting interim protection to the Mosque. The order was passed by a Division Bench comprising Justice Atul Shridharan and Justice Arun Kumar while hearing a petition filed by the Mosque … Read more

Withholding Pension of Deceased Employee’s Dependents Due to Wrong Name in Nomination Form Unjustified: Allahabad High Court

    The Allahabad High Court has objected to the withholding of family pension and other retiral benefits on the ground that the wife’s name was incorrectly mentioned in the deceased employee’s nomination form. The Court observed that if the deceased employee had applied for correction of the name during his lifetime and the department … Read more