NOMINAL INDEX
Shiv Ram v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home, Lko 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 932
Payal Sharma vs. State Of U.P. And 2 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 933
Rama Chaurasia v. Debut Recovery Appellant Tribunal Thro. its Registrar and 2 others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 934
Advocate Bar Association District Bareilly And Another vs. State Of U.P. And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 935
Committee Of Management, Katyawali Dharmshala Society And Another vs. State Of U.P. And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 936
Penguin Random House India Private Limited v. Mindmill Software Limited 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 937
Brajesh Kumar Bagwar vs. Mr Parth Sarthi Sensharma, Principal Secretary (Basic Edeucation), Govt. Of Uttar Pradesh And 2 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 938
Snehal Soni vs. Chetan Anand 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 939
Seema Sharma vs. High Court Of Judicature At Alld Thru R. G. And Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 940
ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE WEEK
Case Title : Shiv Ram v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home, Lko 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 932
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 932
The Allahabad High Court has held that words such as “die” or “go and die”, said by a husband to his wife, do not by themselves amount to instigating her to commit suicide.
It held that such words must be read in their setting: the way and occasion on which they were said, the conduct around them, how close they stood to the suicide, and whether they were meant to push her to take her own life.
Case Title : Payal Sharma vs. State Of U.P. And 2 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 933
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 933
The Allahabad High Court has observed that the police cannot lock or seal a building permanently on the apprehension that the owner might manufacture or sell illegal drugs in the future.
The Court said that such preventive sealing, in the absence of an existing violation and lawful statutory authority, violates Article 300-A of the Constitution of India.
Case Title : Smt. Rama Chaurasia v. Debut Recovery Appellant Tribunal Thro. its Registrar and 2 others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 934
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 934
The Allahabad High Court has held that whether a secured asset is agricultural land, so as to attract the exclusion under Section 31(i) of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002, cannot be decided from revenue entries alone or from the absence of an order under Section 143 of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act converting the land to non-agricultural use.
Case Title : Advocate Bar Association District Bareilly And Another vs. State Of U.P. And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 935
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 935
The Allahabad High Court directed the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh to decide objections raised by the 'Advocate Bar Association (ABA), District Bareilly', against the affiliation granted to the 'Bareilly Bar Association' (BBA), after giving both sides an opportunity of hearing.
A Bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Garima Prashad thus disposed of a writ petition filed by the Advocate Bar Association (ABA), District Bareilly and Advocate Gaurav Singh Rathore.
Case Title : Committee Of Management, Katyawali Dharmshala Society And Another vs. State Of U.P. And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 936
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 936
The Allahabad High Court dismissed a writ petition and imposed costs of ₹1 lakh after taking serious exception to the petitioner's conduct in threatening the opposing side to withdraw written submissions filed at the Court's direction.
A bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery observed that a litigant cannot make contact with the counsel for the rival party. The Court further held that the petitioner's conduct could not be condoned and that he was not a bona fide litigant.
Case Title : Penguin Random House India Private Limited v. Mindmill Software Limited 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 937
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 937
The Allahabad High Court has held that an order rejecting objections to an arbitral award under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 which does no more than reproduce the award and the written submissions of the parties is only a summary disposal, however long it may run, and is a fit case for remand in appeal under Section 37.
The order before the Court ran to 53 paragraphs over 159 pages, of which, it found, pages 6 to 84 were a reproduction of the award and pages 86 to 142 a reproduction of the written submissions.
Case Title : Brajesh Kumar Bagwar vs. Mr Parth Sarthi Sensharma, Principal Secretary (Basic Edeucation), Govt. Of Uttar Pradesh And 2 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 938
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 938
The Allahabad High Court has granted the Uttar Pradesh Government 3 more months to comply with its January 2026 order directing a comprehensive, statewide scrutiny of appointments of Assistant Teachers, particularly those allegedly secured on the strength of forged and fabricated certificates.
While dealing with a contempt petition pertaining to the January 2026 order, a bench of Justice Piyush Agrawal remarked that a prima facie case of contempt had been made out against the Principal Secretary, Basic Education, and other officials for wilful disobedience of the earlier order.
Case Title : Snehal Soni vs. Chetan Anand 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 939
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 939
The Allahabad High Court directed the Uttar Pradesh Police Special Task Force (STF) to conduct further investigation into two FIRs registered against the same man, after taking note of allegations that he had lured two women on the promise of marriage.
A bench of Justice Rajeev Singh directed the Director General of STF, Uttar Pradesh, to depute a team of senior police officers to further investigate the FIRs, specifically "considering the aspect of women trafficking".
Case Title : Seema Sharma vs. High Court Of Judicature At Alld Thru R. G. And Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 940
CITATION : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 940
The Allahabad High Court upheld the dismissal of a court employee who was found guilty of manipulating the age of a convicted prisoner in the judicial record to enable him to claim the benefit of a government scheme for the release of elderly prisoners.
A bench of Justice Anish Kumar Gupta observed that manipulation of age in a judicial record amounts to serious misconduct as it constitutes "direct interference with the administration of justice".
UPDATES OF THE WEEK
The Allahabad High Court granted interim anticipatory bail to 3 persons accused of obtaining enrolment with the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh on the basis of allegedly forged educational degrees/qualifications.
A bench of Justice Rajiv Lochan Shukla passed 3 separate orders on the anticipatory bail applications filed by the accused, observing that a prima facie case for granting interim anticipatory bail was made out in each matter.
The Allahabad High Court directed the Muzaffarnagar District Magistrate and Senior Superintendent of Police to ensure that a biomedical waste treatment facility in a village in Muzaffarnagar district operates without any obstruction from local residents or third parties.
A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Vivek Saran passed the direction while hearing a writ petition filed by M/s Rudra Waste Management Pvt. Ltd. and another.
Case Title : In Re- Overcrowding In Prisons
The Allahabad High Court has sought a detailed affidavit from the Director General (DG) of the Uttar Pradesh Prison Administration and Reform Services on overcrowding in jails across the State.
The Court sought the affidavit after being apprised that UP's prison capacity is 76,162, while 80,326 prisoners and convicts are currently confined in these facilities.
Case Title : Neha Pandey And Another vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others
The Allahabad High Court ordered a probe into the preparation of an allegedly forged high school marksheet which apparently appeared to have been generated using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and was produced before the Court.
A Bench of Justice Rajnish Kumar and Justice Babita Rani observed that producing a manipulated, forged, and AI-generated document before the Court not only tarnishes the dignity of the institution but also shakes a litigant's trust and adversely affects the justice dispensation system.
The Uttar Pradesh Police registered an FIR against unknown persons after the Allahabad High Court administration found that a fake HC order had been relied upon by the Centre [Department of Telecommunications (DoT)] to direct the blocking of 95 websites, news agency Reuters reported.
The FIR has been lodged under Sections 318(2), 336(2), 336(3), 337, 338 and 340(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) on the complaint filed by a Joint Registrar of the High Court after the Chief Justice ordered registration of an FIR.
The Allahabad High Court has asked the Central Government to come up with a solution for cases where citizens become victims of cybercriminals and their details are used to commit crimes and their accounts remain frozen indefinitely
Dealing with a petition filed by a builder whose bank accounts were frozen after his son's Aadhaar details were allegedly misused by cybercriminals, the Court impleaded the Union of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, as a respondent.
Following repeated push by the Allahabad High Court over delays in expanding the open prison system in the state, the Uttar Pradesh Government on November 2 sanctioned ₹4.59 crore for setting up 3 new Open Correctional Institution (OCI) facilities in the State.
A Bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Swarupama Chaturvedi was informed about the decision on November 4 by Rajendra Pensiya, Special Secretary, Jail Administration & Reform Department, Government of UP.
Case Title : Gaurav Agarwal vs. Union of India and Others
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Ministry of Defence to take a final decision within four weeks on the removal of a temple which has been declared unauthorised on land belonging to the Cantonment Board, Jhansi.
A Bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Garima Prashad passed the direction on November 2 while hearing a writ petition filed by Gaurav Agarwal seeking removal of the unauthorised temple structure from the Cantonment Board land.
Case Title : Deepak Kumar vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Others
The Allahabad High Court has expressed concern over prolonged delays in police investigations across Uttar Pradesh as it observed that there is "total lethargy and inaction" on the part of Investigating Officers in completing investigations.
"The problem is not only confined to one district rather it appears to be prevailing throughout the State of U.P. However, this may not be taken as if we have given final opinion with regard to the malady", a Bench of Justice Abdul Moin and Justice Pramod Kumar Srivastava remarked.