High Court Denies Bail To Accountant Accused Of Embezzling ₹4 Crore From Donations To A Religious Institution In Varanasi

The Allahabad High Court has rejected the bail applications of an accountant accused of embezzling over ₹4 crore belonging to a religious institution in Varanasi by allegedly forging bank deposit receipts and siphoning off public offerings.Given the nature and gravity of the allegations, a bench of Justice Krishan Pahal found that the case did not warrant bail. The Court, however, directed...

Can Transgender Woman Invoke S. 69 BNS In False Promise Of Marriage Case? Allahabad High Court Answers

The Allahabad High Court has held that a transgender woman, even after undergoing sex-reassignment surgery, would not fall within the statutory definition of 'woman' under Section 69 BNS (Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means etc.)Section 69 BNS prescribes punishment for sexual intercourse with a woman by employing deceitful means or making a promise to marry without any intention...

Fake Degree From Non-Existent Institute Can't Validate Appointment; Subsequent Qualification & Length Of Service Can't Cure Ineligibility: P&H High Court

A Division Bench of the Punjab And Haryana High Court comprising Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi and Justice Minderjeet Yadav held that an appointment obtained on the basis of a fake qualification from a non-existent institute is invalid and cannot be saved by long service, or subsequent acquisition of qualification. Background Facts The post of ETT Teacher was advertised by...

After 14 Years Of Service, Allahabad High Court Quashes Appointment Made From Expired Select List; But Refuses To Recover Salary Paid

The Allahabad High Court has held that a select list prepared under Rule 14(3) of the U.P. Subordinate Civil Courts Ministerial Establishment Rules, 1947 comes to an end on the expiry of one year and that no appointment can be made from it thereafter. It held that a direction keeping such a list alive until it is exhausted amounts to legislation and cannot survive against the statutory...

Decide Maintenance Execution Cases Within 6 Months; Failure May Invite Contempt: Allahabad High Court Directs UP Trial Courts

The Allahabad High Court has directed all trial courts in Uttar Pradesh to ensure that they decide execution applications in maintenance cases within 6 months. The Court warned that non-compliance to this direction may amount to contempt of the Supreme Court as well as the High Court.A bench of Justice Praveen Kumar Giri issued the direction while dismissing a criminal revision filed by a...

Entitlement To Family Pension Flows From Service Rules, Not General Law Of Succession: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a court dealing with an application for a succession certificate under Section 372 of the Indian Succession Act cannot finally decide who is entitled to family pension, gratuity and other retiral benefits of a deceased employee. It held that such entitlement flows from the service rules governing the benefit and must be decided by the competent...

Contract Workers Must Prove Their Work Matches With Regular Employees In Quality & Sensitivity For Equal Pay : Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that workmen engaged on a contractual basis may claim equal pay for equal work if they show that they were actually performing the work of regularly appointed employees of the post, but the burden of proving parity in duties and responsibilities lies on them. It held that such workmen must establish through oral and documentary evidence that their work was...

Child Kept Away From Mother Can't Form 'Intelligent Preference': Allahabad High Court Directs Grandmother To Handover Custody

The Allahabad High Court has held that a child of tender age who has been kept away from his mother cannot give an intelligent preference on custody, and his wish to stay with the relatives who raised him cannot outweigh the claim of the mother as his natural guardian. It held that merely because the grandmother had looked after the child, she could not be said to have a better claim to...

Specific UGC Qualifications For Business Administration Faculty Override General Eligibility Criteria: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that where the First Statutes of a university prescribe specific minimum qualifications for teachers of Management/Business Administration, those qualifications govern the selection, and the general criteria for the faculty under which the department is placed cannot be applied instead.The General Eligibility Criteria in Statute 11.03.01 of the First Statutes...

45 Years After Murder Conviction, Allahabad High Court Finds 2 Life Convicts Were 'Juveniles'; Remits Sentencing To JJB

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday set aside the life sentences awarded to 2 men convicted in a 1980 murder case after finding that they were juveniles on the date of the offence, nearly 45 years after their conviction by the trial court.A bench of Justice Abdul Moin and Justice Pramod Kumar Srivastava upheld their convictions but remitted the matter to the jurisdictional Juvenile...

Second Appeal Against Same Stamp Duty Order Not Maintainable After Earlier Appeal Withdrawn: Allahabad High Court

Smt. Manmeet Kaur v. State of U.P. through its Additional Chief Secretary Stamp and Registration Lucknow and 2 others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 845

S. 125 CrPC | Allahabad High Court Seeks Chief Justice's Consideration Of Rules For Notice To Alleged Co-Adulterer In Maintenance Cases

Observing that a specifically named alleged co-adulterer must be given an opportunity to be heard before the court records an adverse finding against him in maintenance proceedings under Section 125 CrPC, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday urged the Chief Justice to consider framing rules governing notice to such a person.A bench of Justice Lakshmi Kant Shukla said that a judicial...