NOMINAL INDEXKamalesh Agnihotri @ Kamal And 2 Others vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and Another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 66Anoop Kumar And Another vs. State Of Uttar Pradesh And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 67Ravi Joel Tudu v. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 68Sunita Minor And Another vs. State Of U.P. And 8 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 69Ashish...
NOMINAL INDEX
Kamalesh Agnihotri @ Kamal And 2 Others vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and Another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 66
Anoop Kumar And Another vs. State Of Uttar Pradesh And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 67
Ravi Joel Tudu v. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 68
Sunita Minor And Another vs. State Of U.P. And 8 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 69
Ashish Shukla vs State Of UP 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 70
Mohd. Azeem Idrishi vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Lko. And Another and connected case 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 71
Abhishek Jaiswal vs. PNB Head Office Thru. Chairman Cum Managing Director And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 72
Dinesh And 8 Others vs. State of U.P. and Another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 73
Samiya And Another vs. State Of U.P. And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 74
Moti Lal Yadav vs. Honble Chief Minister Thru. Cabinet Secy. State Of U.P. Lko. And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 75
Shivam Chaurasiya Thru. His Brother Mr. Manas Chaurasiya Versus State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Home Affairs Lko. and others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 76
Ravinder Singh Bisht vs. State of U.P. and Another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 77
Alice Lee @ Li Tengli vs. Union Of India And Another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 78
Kunal vs State of UP 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 79
ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE WEEK
Case Title: Kamalesh Agnihotri @ Kamal And 2 Others vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and Another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 66
Case citation : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 66
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) quashed criminal proceedings against the office bearers of a Resident Welfare Association (RWA) of a Lucknow-based society, initiated at the instance of a person claiming to be a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
A bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia observed that a “highly disciplined and respected cultural organisation like the RSS” had been maligned by its member (informant) who had misused his status to settle a personal parking dispute, which amounted to an abuse of the process of law.
Case title - Anoop Kumar And Another vs. State Of Uttar Pradesh And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 67
Case Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 67
The Allahabad High Court slammed the claim of the state government that a Station House Officer in Mainpuri had no knowledge about the July 2025 circular of the Director General of Police regarding a new memorandum of arrest.
Declaring the arrest of two persons-petitioners as illegal over non-supply of an arrest ground to them, a bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Jai Krishna Upadhyay stressed that ignorance of law cannot be a valid excuse for violating the same.
Case Title: Ravi Joel Tudu v. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 68 [APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 7472 of 2024]
Case citation : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 68
The Allahabad High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against the Assistant Principal of St. Peter's School Raebareli after a 6 years old student, caught cheating in exam, committed suicide.
Petitioner argued though the student had mentioned in his suicide note that he was caught cheating in the exam, Petitioner was not named in the suicide note nor in the FIR.
It was pleaded that since the Principal was not present in the school, the child was produced before the Petitioner and was left with a stern warning. He also pleaded that there was no physical harm done to the child at any stage.
Case Title: Sunita Minor And Another vs. State Of U.P. And 8 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 69
Case citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 69
The Uttar Pradesh Government informed the Allahabad High Court that it has written to the Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, with suggestions for amendments to the relevant provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and the Juvenile Justice Rules, 2016.
The UP Government gave this proposal days after the High Court raised serious concerns regarding the mentioning of caste and religion of the minor children kept at Rajkiya Balgrih/Children's Home.
Case title - Ashish Shukla vs State Of UP 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 70
Case ciation : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 70
The Allahabad High Court refused bail to an advocate who has been accused of forging his Class XII Marksheet and getting himself registered with the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh on the basis of the said document.
A bench of Justice Krishan Pahal quoted the Sanskrit Shloka "आचारः परमो धर्मः।" [Meaning: Righteous conduct is the highest duty.] to stress that an advocate is an officer of the Court, and when he himself resorts to such illegality, it constitutes a grave and deliberate fraud upon the institution of justice.
Case title - Mohd. Azeem Idrishi vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Lko. And Another and connected case 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 71
Case citation : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 71
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) quashed the entire criminal proceedings against two persons who were wrongly arrested by UP Police without verifying their involvement in connection with Rape and Fraud cases, respectively.
A bench of Justice Tej Pratap Tiwari stressed that deprivation of liberty of a person on account of mistaken identity is impermissible in law and strikes at the very root of the guarantee of personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.
Case title - Abhishek Jaiswal vs. PNB Head Office Thru. Chairman Cum Managing Director And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 72
Case citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 72
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) quashed a one-line order passed by the Punjab National Bank (PNB) rejecting the compassionate appointment claim of a deceased employee's son.
While allowing the petition filed by one Abhishek Jaiswal, a bench of Justice Shree Prakash Singh observed that the word 'compassion' cannot be considered in a vacuum, as it denotes sympathy, kindness and a soft feeling of human sentiment.
Case title - Dinesh And 8 Others vs. State of U.P. and Another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 73
Case citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 73
The Allahabad High Court has observed that the caste of a person assigned at the time of his birth remains the same even if he changes his religion. The Court added that even the marriage of a woman does not change her caste.
A bench of Justice Anil Kumar-X thus DISMISSED a criminal appeal filed by Dinesh and 8 others challenging an order passed by the Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Aligarh, summoning them to face trial for offences under Sections 323, 506, 452 and 354 IPC and Section 3(1)(R) of the SC/ST Act.
Case title - Samiya And Another vs. State Of U.P. And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 74
Case citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 74
The Allahabad High Court reiterated the State's obligation to protect the life and liberty of couples marrying against familial wishes. The Court directed strict compliance with the UP Government 2019 Order, which sets out mandatory preventive and remedial measures for such couples.
While disposing of a protection plea for a couple, a bench of Justice Garima Prashad noted that police authorities are bound to assess threat perception in each case and extend the necessary protection, including safe accommodation and security, depending on the gravity of the situation.
Case title - Moti Lal Yadav vs. Honble Chief Minister Thru. Cabinet Secy. State Of U.P. Lko. And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 75
Case citation : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 75
After the Uttar Pradesh Government submitted that it is in the process of constituting an OBC Commission for the purposes of ensuring Panchayat elections as per law, the Allahabad High Court disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea concerning the issue.
A bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary was hearing a PIL plea filed by Advocate Moti Lal Yadav, which argued that the proposal to form a 6-member dedicated OBC commission has been pending before the state cabinet (CM Yogi Adityanath) for more than 5 months.
Case Title: Shivam Chaurasiya Thru. His Brother Mr. Manas Chaurasiya Versus State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Home Affairs Lko. and others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 76
Case citation : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 76
The Allahabad High Court has granted relief in a petition for writ of habeas corpus, observing that supplying grounds of arrest on a separate paper to the accused is invalid when the same is not referenced in the arrest memo and lacks witness attestation.
The bench of Justice Abdul Moin and Justice Babita Rani held:
"As per Section 36 of the BNSS, 2023, under which the arrest memo is to be issued, it is categorically provided that the memorandum of arrest would be attested by atleast one witness who is the member of a family of a person arrested or a respectable member of the locality where the arrest is made duly countersigned by the person arrested".
Case title - Ravinder Singh Bisht vs. State of U.P. and Another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 77
Case citation : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 77
The Allahabad High Court dismissed a criminal revision petition filed by a husband challenging an order passed on the wife's application under Section 125 CrPC, as it noted that there is a substantial disparity in the earning capacity and financial status of the parties.
The bench noted that the income attributed to the wife cannot be said to be sufficient to enable her to maintain the same standard of living to which she was accustomed during her matrimonial life.
Case title - Alice Lee @ Li Tengli vs. Union Of India And Another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 78
Case citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 78
While granting bail to a Chinese national accused of tax evasion, the Allahabad High Court took serious objection to a counter affidavit filed by the Assistant Commissioner, CGST (the Deponent), wherein the names of Supreme Court Judges were mentioned while referring to their judgment.
"This system of mentioning the names of Hon'ble Judges while giving reference to the judgments is totally uncalled for", a bench of Justice Samit Gopal remarked.
Case title - Kunal vs State of UP 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 79
Case citation : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 79
The Allahabad High Court made a separate reference for initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against an advocate who accused the Court in open court of "working under the pressure of the Government" and lacking the 'courage' to seek an explanation from the police.
A bench of Justice Santosh Rai found the conduct of the advocate (Ashutosh Kumar Mishra) as "highly objectionable, scandalous and derogatory" and noted it prima facie fell within the ambit of 'criminal contempt' as defined under Section 2(c) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.
OTHER UPDATES OF THE WEEK
The Allahabad High Court recorded that it was 'shocked' to note that Lucknow's King George's Medical University (KGMU), the premier medical college of Uttar Pradesh, had refused admission to a critical patient at midnight, citing non-availability of beds. The victim, who was allegedly poisoned, died the next day for want of treatment.
"Once the premier Medical Institute of the State Capital is itself returning back a patient indicating the non availability of bed, prima facie, it speaks volumes about the state of the medical health facility in the State Capital. We are shocked!," a bench of Justice Abdul Moin and Justice Babita Rani observed.
Allahabad High Court judge Justice Pankaj Bhatia today passed an order requesting the Chief Justice NOT to assign him the Bail Roster in future. The move comes just 4 days after the Supreme Court termed one of his bail orders (in a Dowry Death case) as "most shocking and disappointing".
Justice Bhatia said that the Apex Court's remarks had a "huge demoralising and chilling effect" upon him.
While dealing with a suo moto public interest litigation arising out of writ petition whereby a POCSO victim sought termination of pregnancy, the Allahabad High Court observed that though Standard Operating Procedures are in place for medical termination of pregnancies upto 24 weeks, the Courts are still faced with petitions which are filed by rape victims who often gain knowledge of the pregnancy at delayed stages.
The Allahabad High Court today strongly slammed the UP Police officials working in State over repeated instances of non-execution of the Non-Bailable Warrant issued by it.
The bench also pulled up the top cops working in Gautam Budh Nagar and Hapur districts over alleged collusion of their subordinates with a murder convict to frustrate the execution of a Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) pertaining to a 2019 criminal appeal.
A petition has been moved in the Allahabad High Court under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, challenging a Sambhal Court's order that rejected an application seeking the registration of an FIR against the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over his alleged controversial remarks.
The petition, filed by Simran Gupta of the Hindu Shakti Dal, contends that Gandhi's remarks have hurt public sentiments across the country. The controversy pertains to the statement allegedly made during the inauguration of the AICC office in 2025, where he reportedly stated: "We are now fighting the BJP, the RSS, and the Indian State itself."
The Allahabad High Court expressed its intent to lay down certain guidelines to give more effect to the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.
While hearing a plea by an 80-year-old woman, a bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Siddharth Nandan directed the Principal Secretary (Home), Uttar Pradesh, to file a personal affidavit clarifying whether the State Government has prepared a "comprehensive action plan" for the protection of life and property of senior citizens, as mandated by the 2007 Law.
The Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh Governemnt as to whether it has issued any notification in the official gazette regarding the application of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, as amended in 2017, to the educational institutes across the state.
A bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Swarupama Chaturvedi has sought a detailed counter-affidavit within a period of four weeks.
Hearing the suo motu PIL registered pursuant to an order passed by a division bench last month over a large number of persons missing in the state and the state police's inaction, the Allahabad High Court summoned the Additional Chief Secretary, Home and the Director General of Police.
A bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice has directed them to file their affidavits, bringing on record the complete data regarding missing persons reported at various police stations throughout the State, and the mechanism used to trace such missing persons.
In a strongly worded order passed last week, the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has directed the Chief Secretary, State of UP, to personally inquire into the repeated glitches reported in CCTV cameras installed at police stations in the state.
Slamming the UP Police for 'repeated coincidences' concerning failures of CCTV cameras installed in the police stations, a bench of Justice Abdul Moin and Justice Babita Rani has clarified that accountability in such cases will have to be fixed on the top police officials.
The Allahabad High Court today stayed the operation of an order passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Sambhal, directing the registration of an FIR against Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Anuj Chaudhary and other police officials in connection with the Sambhal violence of November 2024.
A bench of Justice Samit Gopal passed this order on a petition moved by former Sambhal Circle Officer Anuj Chaudhary and former Sambhal Kotwali in-charge Anuj Tomar. The original complainant has been granted 14 days to file a counter to their petition. The stay order would remain in effect until then.