Panchayat Polls 2026 | PIL In Allahabad High Court Seeks Direction To CM Adityanath To Constitute OBC Commission

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been moved before the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) seeking a direction to the Uttar Pradesh CM, Yogi Adityanath, to decide on the constitution of a dedicated Other Backward Classes (OBC) Commission ahead of the 2026 Panchayat elections. The PIL has been filed by Advocate Moti Lal Yadav, which argues that the proposal to form a 6-member dedicated OBC commission has been pending before the state cabinet (led by...

Indefinite Blacklisting Violates Articles 14 & 19(1)(g): Allahabad High Court Quashes Order Passed Without Considering Defence

Holding that an administrative order cannot be "excessively punitive nor devoid of reasoned legal justification", the Allahabad High Court recently quashed a blacklisting order passed by a District Basic Education Officer (BSA) against a service provider.The bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Swarupama Chaturvedi held “Debarment has been recognized as a method of disciplining deviant suppliers, however, an order of debarment can never be for an indefinite period…the Court must ...

POCSO Act | Victim Compensation Can't Be Withheld For Want Of Injury Report: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that compensation under the Uttar Pradesh Rani Lakshmi Bai Mahila Samman Kosh Rules, 2015 must be granted if the FIR discloses the offence under Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. It held that merely because no injuries are stated in the injury report, such compensation cannot be denied. The bench of Justice Shekhar B....

Right To Appear In Exams Akin To Right To Life : Allahabad High Court Orders Special Exam For Student Left Out Over Portal Glitch

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the right to appear in an examination is akin to the right to live with human dignity enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution. Adding that a student's future cannot be jeopardised due to “technical lapses” or administrative inertia, a bench of Justice Vivek Saran directed a Prayagraj-based university to conduct a special examination for a B.Sc. student who was denied an admit card because the university portal failed to update...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up : January 12 To January 18, 2026

ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE WEEK Rohingya Funding Syndicate | Allahabad High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Alleged Kingpin, Slams IO For 'Callous' Approach Case Title - Dr. Abdul Ghaffar vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chif Secy. / Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 2 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 18 Citation : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 18 The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Friday...

Allahabad High Court Annual Digest 2025 : Part II [Citations 301 - 590]

[SARFAESI Act] Limitation To Be Calculated From Date Of Last Action Against Which Aggrieved Party Approached DRT U/S 17: Allahabad High Court Case Title: Vimla Kashyap and Ors v. Union of India and Ors [MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No.3953 of 2025] Case citation : 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 301 The Allahabad High Court has held that limitation for filing securitization...

Mandatory For Police To Prosecute Informants Of False FIRs; IOs To Face Contempt For Non-Compliance: Allahabad High Court

In a significant order, the Allahabad High Court has issued a strict mandamus to the police machinery in the state to mandatorily initiate prosecution against individuals/informants who lodge false or malicious First Information Reports (FIRs).A bench of Justice Praveen Kumar Giri held that if an investigation reveals that an FIR was based on false information, the IO is...

UP Revenue Code 2006 : High Court Slams State's 'Woefully Lacking' Affidavit On Women's Succession Rights In Agricultural Land

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Monday came down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh government for its evasive and “woefully lacking” response to a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the UP-Revenue Code, 2006.The 5 pleas challenge Sections 108, 109, and 110 of the 2006 Code, contending that these provisions discriminate against women in the line of...

MV Act | Minor With Permanent Functional Disability Entitled To Compensation As 'Skilled Workman': Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that an unemployed minor having 100% permanent functional disability after accident, is entitled to compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act as a "skilled workman". While dealing with an appeal for enhancement of compensation granted by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Justice Sandeep Jain held:“even if, it is assumed that the claimant was only 16 years...

Will In Favour Of Any Person Doesn't Affect Compassionate Appointment Which Is Based On Dependence On Deceased: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that there is no provision in the scheme of compassionate appointment under the U.P. Recruitment of Dependents of Government Servants Dying-in-Harness Rules, 1974 which provides for determination of suitability based on will of the deceased. It held that compassionate appointment is granted based on dependence of the family member upon the deceased...

Parental Disputes, Pending Matrimonial & Criminal Matters Between Parents No Ground To Deny Passport To Minor: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that passport can only be denied for reasons enumerated under Section 6 of the Passport Act, 1967 and cannot be denied for administrative consideration and in circumstance where there is parental dispute, matrimonial disputes and criminal matters pending between natural guardians of a minor.Referring to Section 6 of the Act, the bench of Justice Ajit Kumar...

Victim's Silence On Rape Before Doctor & Magistrate Casts Shadow Of Doubt On Prosecution : Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Conviction 

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday set aside the conviction of a man accused of kidnapping and rape while factoring in that the victim did not mention anything about forcible sexual assault during her medical examination or in her statement under Section 164 CrPC made before the Judicial Magistrate.A bench of Justice Achal Sachdev noted that the victim's act of resiling (retracting) from...