NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has granted bail to former Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam Khan in connection with a machine theft case, overturning the Allahabad High Court‘s earlier decision denying them bail.A bench comprising Justices M M Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal ruled in favor of the father-son duo, considering … Read more
PRAYAGRAJ: A sexual assault victim had a legal right in relation to her body, which included saying ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to being a mother, Allahabad HC has observed, allowing a plea by a 17-year-old rape survivor to medically terminate her pregnancy. A division bench of Justices Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Prashant Kumar said Section 3(2) … Read more
LUCKNOW: A portion of a mosque in UP’s Kushinagar district, about 325 km from Lucknow, allegedly built on ‘encroached’ land, was demolished by bulldozers in presence of security personnel and senior officials on Sunday.Ram Bachan Singh, an activist, had complained on the CM’s portal that the Madni Masjid was built after encroaching government land and … Read more