'Pious' Marriage Institution Shouldn't Be Taken Lightly: Allahabad High Court Protects Divorced Couple With 2 Children Who Remarried

The Allahabad High Court has protected the peaceful marital life of a divorced couple with two children who subsequently remarried each other. The Court, however, remarked that the "pious institution of marriage should not be taken lightly".A Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra made the observation while dealing with a petition filed by the couple...

Senior Citizens Act | Tribunal Can't Declare Gift Deed Void On Ground Of Forgery; Remedy Lies Before Civil Court: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a senior citizen who alleges that a gift deed of his property is a forgery cannot have it declared void by the Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. It held that Section 23(1) of the Act presupposes a valid transfer made on the condition that the transferee will provide the senior citizen basic amenities...

NEET-UG | Answer Keys Can't Be Referred To Expert Without Facts Warranting Reference: Allahabad High Court Dismisses Lone Objector's Challenge

The Allahabad High Court has held that disputed examination questions and answer options cannot be referred to an expert unless there are facts before the Court warranting such a reference. Dismissing the writ petition of a NEET-UG 2026 candidate, it held that an objection to the answer keys raised by one candidate, examined and rejected by the National Testing Agency and echoed by no other,...

Lucknow Fire | UP Has No Compensation Policy For Incidents Outside Natural Calamities; High Court Directs Govt To Frame One

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to formulate a policy prescribing parameters for granting compensation in cases not covered by statutory provisions, after the State informed the Court that its existing compensation policy was confined only to natural calamities.A Bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Manjive Shukla passed the direction while hearing a...

Cow Slaughter Act | Owner Travelling In Vehicle Carrying 80 Kg Beef Can't Escape Confiscation By Pleading Ignorance: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the owner of a vehicle who was himself travelling in it when beef was recovered cannot resist confiscation under the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955 by pleading that the meat belonged to passengers who had hired the vehicle. It held that once the seized meat is confirmed to be beef by an authorised laboratory, the presumption...

Noida Bus Fire Kills 9 | Allahabad High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance, Seeks Data On Sleeper Bus Permits, Safety Checks

The Allahabad High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the death of 9 passengers after a sleeper bus caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway in the Noida/Greater Noida area and sought detailed information from the Uttar Pradesh Government regarding permits, safety standards and inspections of sleeper buses operating in the State. A Bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery directed the...

Judges Forced To Function As 'Glorified Clerks': Allahabad High Court On Repeated Adjournments In Criminal Appeals

HC says the practice of seeking adjournments forces Judges to function as "glorified clerks" and reduces Court to a "bureaucratic information booth".

Sultanpur Bar Election | Allahabad High Court Orders Inquiry To Identify 'Black Sheep' Advocates After Ballot Boxes 'Looted'

The Allahabad High Court has directed the District Judge, Sultanpur, to conduct an inquiry to identify the advocates allegedly involved in looting ballot boxes during the counting of the Sultanpur Bar Association election, an act that disrupted the election process. A Bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Manjive Shukla directed the District Judge to examine the CCTV footage, along with...

'Deeply Regrettable': Allahabad High Court Flags Repeated Litigation Over PwBD Eligibility For MBBS, Says Boards Can't Re-Assess Disability

The Allahabad High Court has held that the Medical Assessment Board constituted under the National Medical Commission's guidelines for admission of persons with benchmark disabilities to the MBBS course cannot re-determine the percentage of disability already certified under Section 57 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. It held that the Board's mandate is confined to...

Police Officer Can't Be Held 'Negligent' For Failure To Act In Absence Of Information Requiring Action: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a police officer cannot be held 'negligent' merely for failing to act when there was no information or intelligence requiring him to take action."The Police do act on information. Absence of information leading to omission to act cannot be termed as negligence", a bench of Justice Arindam Sinha and Justice Satya Veer Singh said. The Court thus set aside...

Can Experience Of Working At 'Punjab National Bank' Be Counted As 'Govt Office' Experience? Allahabad High Court Answers

In a case concerning eligibility for the post of Registrar (Higher Education), Court holds that PNB experience does not satisfy the 'government office' experience requirement under the specific recruitment advertisement.

Seized Vehicle Used By UP Cops For Raid, Later Involved In Fatal Accident; Allahabad High Court Orders DGP Inquiry

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Director General of Police (DGP), Uttar Pradesh, to conduct an independent and discreet inquiry into the circumstances in which a vehicle seized in an excise case was taken out of police custody for a police raid and subsequently involved in a fatal accident.The Court observed that the circumstances surrounding the removal and use of the seized...