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The Allahabad High Court declared unconstitutional a rule under the Uttar Pradesh Rani Lakshmi Bai Mahila Evam Bal Samman Kosh Scheme, 2015, that made an injury report mandatory for financial aid.

• The bench held that the condition violated Article 14 of the Constitution as it could deny rehabilitation assistance.
• The court directed authorities to release 3 lakh rupees to the minor petitioner within 10 days.

An FIR was registered in March 2024 under the IPC and the POCSO Act, and a charge sheet was later filed by police.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court stayed communications from the Mohali district administration asking private schools to deploy teachers for Census duty, according to Hindustan Times.

• The order came on a plea from the Mohali private unaided schools association against deployment.
• The court observed that statutory provisions do not prima facie include teachers exclusively employed in private unaided schools.

The court posted the matter for further hearing on February 10, 2027.

Two convicts in the blue drum murder case have approached the Allahabad High Court challenging their death sentence awarded by a Meerut court, according to Hindustan Times.

• The appeal describes the trial court verdict as illegal and arbitrary while urging the high court to acquit them.
• The appellants contend that the prosecution failed to establish its case beyond reasonable doubt.

The murder took place in Meerut on March 3, 2025, and a division bench of the high court is likely to hear the matter next week.

The Allahabad High Court directed a Meerut Senior Superintendent of Police to stand in court for the entire duration of a hearing for failing to produce a person, reports Hindustan Times.

• The judge emphasized that the SSP was responsible for executing the non-bailable warrant and ensuring the accused was present.
• The court also instructed the administrative judge in Meerut to take action against the Chief Judicial Magistrate.

During the same proceedings, the court cancelled the bail of the accused after he refused to marry the survivor as previously undertaken.