'Exposing Minors To Sexual Grooming': Allahabad High Court Issues Notices On PIL Seeking Ban On 'Roblox', Other Gaming Platforms

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has issued notices on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking directions to ban minors' access to the online gaming platform 'ROBLOX' and similar other virtual platforms. A bench comprising Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Manjive Shukla passed the order on a petition filed by Rani Singh, a practising lawyer of the High Court, who...

Voter Can't Claim Right To Vote For General Category Candidate By Seeking De-Reservation Of Constituency: Allahabad High Court

While upholding the validity of Section 9(1)(c) of the Delimitation Act, 2002, the Allahabad High Court has held that a voter cannot claim right to vote for general category candidate by seeking de-reservation of constituency. The bench of Justice Alok Mathur and Justice Amitabh Kumar Rai held,“The right to vote does not imply that a voter can dictate the terms of allotment of a constituency...

UP Goondas Act Should Not Be Misused As 'Tool Of Oppression': Allahabad High Court Quashes Proceedings Based On 2 Criminal Cases

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday quashed the orders passed by the district authorities declaring a man a 'Goonda' under the U.P. Control of Goondas Act, 1970. It observed that the Act should not be allowed to be misused as a "tool of oppression" of innocent persons. A bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi observed that the Act is a "powerful tool for the control and suppression of...

UP Goondas Act | Appellate Authority Cannot Remand Matters To District Magistrate For Fresh Decision: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that an appellate authority acting under Section 6 of the UP Control of Goondas Act, 1970, does not have the statutory power to remand the matter back to the District Magistrate for deciding it afresh on merits. A bench of Justice Sandeep Jain observed that the statute vests the appellate authority with the jurisdiction to either "confirm the order,...

'Intent Is To Wreak Vengeance': Allahabad High Court Discards Dying Declaration, Acquits Husband & In-Laws In Murder Case

The Allahabad High Court last week acquitted a husband and his family members in a 2017 murder and dowry death case while discarding the deceased's dying declaration, after observing that it was made with the intent to “wreak vengeance” rather than state the truth. A bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot and Justice Divesh Chandra Samant thus set aside the trial court's judgment that...

Elections | Reservation Of Seats In Constituencies With Comparatively Larger SC/ST Population Is Constitutional: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 9(1)(c) of the Delimitation Act, 2002 which provides for locating constituencies reserved for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in those areas where the proportion of their population to the total population is comparatively large. It held that a voter cannot claim that his right to vote is violated merely...

“Shakes Conscience”: Allahabad High Court Orders Inquiry After Litigant Contests Vakalatnama, Says He Never Authorised Advocate To Appear

The Allahabad High Court has ordered an inquiry into a litigant's allegation that an advocate had appeared on his behalf without authority, observing that the serious allegations made in the review application had "shaken the conscience of the Court."Justice Siddharth Nandan passed the order while hearing a review application filed by Shiv Shankar Singh, who had been arrayed as Respondent No....

“Insensitive”: Allahabad High Court Summons Power Corporation MD Over Denial Of Electrocution Compensation To Deceased Worker's Family

The Allahabad High Court has summoned the Managing Director, Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited over denial of compensation to the family of a deceased worker who was electrocuted while rectifying the fault on an electric pole.Noting the callous manner in which the compensation claim was denied, the bench of Justice Saral Srivastava and Justice Sudhanshu Chauhan observed,“Once an officer...

S. 145 Evidence Act | Allahabad High Court Clarifies Procedure To Contradict Witnesses Using Omissions In S. 161 CrPC Statements

The Allahabad High Court last week clarified the exact procedure under Section 145 of the Indian Evidence Act, read with Section 162 of the CrPC, which needs to be adopted for contradicting a witness during a trial based on omissions in his previous statement made to the police u/s 161 of the CrPC. A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Vinai Kumar Dwivedi held that a...

Allahabad High Court Seeks Explanation From Family Court Judge For Granting Maintenance To Wife Despite Remarriage

The Allahabad High Court, on Tuesday, sought explanation from Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Jhansi as to why maintenance was granted to a wife from her first husband, when the wife had disclosed about her remarriage after divorce.It is the revisionist's case that the parties were granted a divorce decree on 30.07.2025 by the Additional Principal Judge, Family Court, Jhansi. It...

Once Domestic Violence Committed, Divorce Decree Does Not Absolve Husband Of Liabilities Under DV Act: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that once domestic violence is committed, the husband is not absolved of liabilities under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 even after passing of a divorce decree. Justice Brij Raj Singh held,“An act of domestic violence once committed, subsequent decree of divorce will not absolve the liability of the husband from the offence committed or to deny the benefit...

Depositing Electricity Bills & Property Tax In Previous Owner's Name Demolishes Claim Of Ownership By Adverse Possession: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a person claiming ownership of a property by adverse possession cannot succeed where he has been depositing electricity bills and property tax in the name of the previous owner, observing that such conduct amounts to an acknowledgment of the previous owner's title and demolishes the plea of adverse possession. Justice Sandeep Jain made the observation...