The resignation of Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma last month, amid parliamentary proceedings to remove him over allegations that burnt wads of unaccounted cash were found at his Delhi residence in 2025, has brought into focus how the judiciary holds itself to account. Aaratrika Bhaumik reports on the opacity surrounding complaints against judges, the routine rejection of information requests, and the shrinking space for criticism
If a person is detained for more than 24 hours without a valid reason, the State must pay compensation of ₹25,000 per day, the court rules while issuing detailed guidelines against illegal preventive detention
Allahabad High Court noted that the victim’s statements remained completely unwavering and were fully corroborated by medical and forensic evidence, and thus she qualifies as a ‘sterling witness’
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The Judge granted bail to the accused, Manoj, because the FSL report did not confirm that the DNA in the deceased’s vaginal smear matched the applicant due to insufficient DNA profile generation
The court, in an order passed on April 30, said the power to dissolve a marriage rests exclusively with family courts, while the authority of Lok Adalats is limited to facilitating settlements between parties, and it cannot render judicial decisions.
Data placed before the court showed that Uttar Pradesh has over 10 lakh arms licences, and out of these, 6,062 licences were issued to persons facing two or more criminal cases
Justice Rajiv Lochan Shukla, while giving relief to the accused, noted that in the same offence, eight accused have already been granted bail