The Allahabad High Court has directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to carry out the whitewashing of the Sambhal Jama Masjid within one week, in accordance with the agreement signed in 1927 between the mosque management committee and the ASI. The ASI has been asked to carry out whitewashing on those parts where whitewashing is required. The court has also directed the mosque committee to reimburse ASI for the costs incurred in the whitewashing within one week of the work being completed. This order came as a bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal disposed of the application filed by the mosque committee last month. The committee had sought permission to whitewash and clean the mosque before the upcoming Ramzan month. During the hearing today, the bench expressed its dissatisfaction with the ASI's counsel, Advocate Manoj Kumar Singh, for claiming that the mosque management committee had been whitewashing the mosque for years, which had caused damage to its exterior walls. The court questioned the ASI's inaction as it firmly asked Singh as to why the ASI's officers had not intervened during all these years while the alleged damage was occurring due to the mosque committee's actions. Notably, during the hearing, when Advocate Hari Shankar Jain sought to refer to his affidavit challenging the 1927 agreement signed between the Masjid committee and the Government of India concerning the maintenance and upkeep of the monument/structure, the bench asked him not to argue for the ASI. The bench, however, assured him that his objections would be considered when the revision plea was decided. The Allahabad High Court has held that a writ petition is maintainable against a scheduled private bank under Article 226 of the Constitution of India if it prohibits a person/company from withdrawing their money from the bank which is a violation of the conditions of the license granted to the bank by the Reserve Bank of India. While dealing with Kotak Mahindra Bank The Allahabad High Court has denied relief to an employee who was confined in jail for almost 3 years holding that missed work due to confinement in jail does not entitle the employee to get back wages for the said period as the principle of 'no work no pay' applies. An FIR against the petitioner was lodged under Section 13(1)(b) read with Section 13(1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act,... unilateral freezing of The Kerala High Court has held that lawyers being permitted to enter the Court proceedings through video conferencing does not mean that they can record and circulate court proceedings. Stating thus, Justice P. Gopinath took exception to Advocate Mathews Nedumpura's conduct in recording and circulating court proceedings through WhatsApp. The bench observed that such action prima facie constitutes contempt of court as it not only lowers the court's dignity but is also prohibited under the relevant rules.