Allahabad High Court Objects To CGST Dept Mentioning SC Judges' Names In Affidavit; Grants Bail To Chinese Woman In Tax Evasion Case

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...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 9 To February 15, 2026

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...

Previous Service As Village Assistant Can't be Excluded For Pension : Madras HC

A Division Bench of the Madras High Court comprising Justice G. Jayachandran and Justice K. K. Ramakrishnan held that the service rendered as a full-time Village Assistant after 01.06.1995 cannot be treated as non-provincialised service. It must be fully counted along with Village Administrative Officer service for pensionary benefits. Background Facts The respondents worked...

Disqualification For Public Employment Is Removed When Offender Is Released On Probation: Delhi HC

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia held that release on probation under Section 12 of the Probation of Offenders Act removes the disqualification attached to a conviction for purposes of public employment, even though the conviction itself is not wiped out. Background Facts The respondent was convicted...

Mere Employment Of Wife No Ground To Deny Maintenance: Allahabad HC Notes 'Disparity' In Earning Capacity, Rejects Husband's Plea

The Allahabad High Court recently 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...

Allahabad High Court 'Shocked' As Top Govt Medical College Turns Away Poisoning Victim Citing 'No Bed', Leading To Death

The Allahabad High Court recently 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...

BDS Degree Not Equivalent To 'Degree In Medicine' For Food Safety Officer Post: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has rejected a petition filed by an aspirant for the post of Food Safety Officer, opining that the issue regarding equivalence of a bachelor's degree in Dental Surgery (BDS) to a degree in Medicine was already answered in negative by an expert committee, and hence, there was no scope of interference by the Court in the same. The bench of Justice Anand Sharma further...

Madras High Court Calls For Inquiry On Claim That Senior Advocate Took Rs 50 Lakh From Client On Pretext Of Bribing Judge

A Madras High Court judge recently recused from hearing a case after All India Lawyers Association for Justice (AILAJ) alleged that a senior advocate had taken a sum of Rs 50 Lakh from the client in the name of bribing the judge for passing suitable orders. Justice Nirmal Kumar recused from hearing the case and directed that the matter be placed before the Chief Justice for posting...

Teachers Shape Future Of Citizenry, Merit Can't Be Defeated By Lower Preference Exercised In Application Form: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted relief to several teachers whose marks made them eligible for the post of School Assistant (SA), but were allotted the post of Secondary Grade Teacher (SGT), solely on the ground that they had exercised preference for the latter post in their online applications, holding that merit-cum-roster must be the governing criterion for recruitment and...

Motor Accident | Car Owner Can Lead Independent Evidence On Issue Of Negligence Despite Driver's Plea Of Guilt: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently clarified that the owner of a vehicle involved in a motor accident can adduce independent evidence on the issue of negligence, even if the driver pleaded guilty in the criminal proceedings.Justice Mohammed Nias C.P. was considering a plea seeking to set aside the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal's order wherein it dismissed a vehicle owner's interim application...

Ancestral Property, Right Of Birth Wholly Foreign To Muslim Law: Gujarat High Court Rejects Woman's Plea For Share In Father's Estate

The Gujarat High Court has held that the concepts of 'joint family property', 'ancestral property' and 'right by birth' as understood in Hindu law, cannot be invoked in disputes governed by Mohammedan law.The court made the observation while setting aside trial court's temporary injunction order granted in favour of a Muslim woman in her suit seeking administration of her deceased estate....

Karnataka High Court Rejects PIL To Disband Tatkal, Emergency Quota Schemes For Rail Tickets

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (February 13) dismissed a PIL seeking to disband tatkal and emergency quota schemes for railway tickets, stated to be implemented without legislative backing. When the matter was called, a division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Poonacha dismissed the petition for non-prosecution. The PIL prayed for disbanding existing Tatkal and...