Allahabad High Court
Punitive demolitions persist in UP despite SC ban on bulldozer action: Allahabad HC
The court said the respondents have sealed a commercial property registered in the name of Petitioner No. 3 as ‘Indian L...
Allahabad HC adjourns hearing on plea of former Sambhal CO in 2024 firing case
A resident of the Khaggu Sarai locality in the Nakhasa area, Yameen alleged in his police complaint that his 24-year-old...
No permission needed for holding religious prayer meeting in private premises: Allahabad HC
Considering the submissions, the high court disposed of the petitions with the observation that the petitioners have a r...
Allahabad HC directs UP govt to conduct statewide scrutiny of assistant teacher appointments
During the hearing, the counsel for the state submitted that in case an employment is obtained based on fraudulent docum...
Allahabad High Court Declares Blanket Freezing of Bank Accounts by Cyber Crime Police Illegal and Arbitrary
Court orders immediate de-freezing of accounts; emphasizes need for proportionate action and due process in cyber crime ...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Life Imprisonment for Murder Convict Islam
Conviction Based on Sole Eye-Witness and Medical Corroboration; Court Rejects Claims of Ante-Timed FIR...
Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Constable's Removal for Unauthorized Absence; Orders Reconsideration of Punishment
The court remands the case to the disciplinary authority to impose a penalty other than dismissal or removal, considerin...
HC expresses displeasure over non-availability of CCTV footage from Lucknow police station
The petition alleges that Singh was illegally detained at the PGI police station on November 7, 2025. The plea also says...
Allahabad HC raps police over frequent gun encounters, grants bail to accused
However, not being satisfied with their answers, the court directed that there should be an investigation by CBCID or po...
Allahabad HC seeks objections in Krishna Janmabhumi-Shahi Idgah case
Earlier, the court observed, "The record is voluminous. The parties to the suit may file the objections in all the pendi...
Allahabad HC asks UP govt to start dedicated helpline to assist destitute
Based on the information received on the helpline, the task force can effectively function and ensure the identification...
Petition filed before Allahabad HC over UP Police 'stopping' seer from taking bath at Sangam
The petition further said the act led to confrontation, damage to the palanquin, disruption of sacred religious rituals,...
Section of Allahabad HC lawyers stages protest against UGC's new regulations, warns of public movement
Those who spoke warned that if this bill is not withdrawn within 48 hours, the lawyers will launch a public movement aga...
Allahabad High Court Quashes Juvenility Order Due to Procedural Lapses
Court Emphasizes Mandatory Compliance with Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, Section 9(2) for Determining Juvenility...
HC refuses to further delay compensation claim of Kumbh Mela stampede victim's husband
The state contended that the inquiry's timeline had been extended to serve the larger interest of the public as many dep...
HC says trial courts not to defer framing of charges due to filing of revision plea, stay order must
"It is a settled provision of law that merely filing of criminal revision or criminal appeal against any order does not ...
HC grants interim anticipatory bail to Sambhal violence accused days after FIR ordered against cops
It was also argued that the applicant himself suffered a gunshot injury in the alleged incident and underwent treatment ...
Allahabad HC quashes PIL challenging decision to reduce NEET-PG cut-off marks for SC/ST/OBCs
The petitioner had termed the move of the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) unconstitutional an...
Allahabad High Court Dismisses PIL Against Lowering NEET-PG Cutoff Percentiles
Court Finds No Arbitrariness in Policy Decision to Ensure Optimal Seat Utilization...
Allahabad High Court Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail to Mohd Alam in Criminal Case
Court considers nature of accusation and applicant's cooperation pledge; sets conditions for bail ...
Allahabad HC says live-in influenced by western ideas, sets aside life term in rape case
The HC held that the conviction for kidnapping and abduction was "absolutely unwarranted" as the victim was an adult who...
Failure to disclose grounds of arrest in memo amounts to dereliction of duty: HC
The High Court, in its verdict dated January 22, ordered that any police officer in Uttar Pradesh who fails to disclose ...
Wife can't claim maintenance if her action contributes to husband's incapacity to earn: HC
"If a wife by her own acts or omissions causes or contributes to the incapacity of her husband to earn, she cannot be pe...
Allahabad HC seeks relevant security rules for retired HC judges
"Minimum security even a retired judge needs to have while he moves out in public. A constitutional post holder at least...
Allahabad HC quashes proceedings in theft case over cognisance taken after limitation period
In its order dated January 19, the high court also directed the Judicial Training and Research Institute, Lucknow to imp...
Allahabad HC disposes of SP's plea Samajwadi Party against vacating its Sitapur office
Taking notice on record, the Lucknow bench of the high court disposed of the SP's plea, permitting it to challenge accor...
Allahabad High Court Directs Comprehensive Measures for Destitute Rehabilitation in Uttar Pradesh
Involving NGOs, Lawyers, and Public in Identifying and Assisting Destitutes through Dedicated Helplines...
Allahabad High Court Quashes Illegal Arrest, Orders Release of Umang Rastogi
Habeas Corpus Petition Succeeds as Court Finds Violation of Constitutional and Procedural Safeguards During Arrest...
Allahabad HC asks UP govt to provide details of prisoners who have completed 14 years in jail
The bench also asked the state to clarify whether the prisoners who complete 14 years in jail are informed of their righ...
Lawyers' strike in Maharajganj: Allahabad HC directs deputy director of consolidation to decide cases on merit
"In this background of facts, this court cannot blame the officer concerned for not deciding the matter," the high court...
Plea in Allahabad HC challenges decision to reduce NEET-PG cut-off marks
The petition has also pointed out that in the general (EWS) category, the cut-off has been reduced from 276 to 103, wher...
Compassionate appointment an exception to general process of recruitment: Allahabad HC
The bench allowed the plea and directed the university to reconsider petitioner's application without treating it as tim...
Allahabad HC quashes UP govt's show-cause notice to madrassa in Shravasti district to close down
In its order passed on a writ petition filed by Madrassa Ahle Sunnat Imam Ahmad Raza, the bench clarified that this madr...
Right to appear in examination akin to right to live with dignity: Allahabad HC
The issue was essentially that her records could not be updated on the university's Samarth Portal within the prescribed...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Interim Maintenance Order for Wife Despite Husband's Non-Disclosure
Court Draws Adverse Inference Against Husband for Concealing Income, Affirms Maintenance of Rs. 3,500/-...
Allahabad High Court Denies Maintenance Claim Due to Husband's Inability to Earn Caused by Wife's Family
Court rules that maintenance cannot be granted when husband's incapacitation is a result of wife's family's actions, uph...