Allahabad High Court
Freedom Of Religion Does Not Entitle Christian Community To Seek Specific Plot For Housing Cemetery: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that the right to freedom of religion, including the right to perform last rites in accordance with religious beliefs, does not entitle a community to claim a specific plot of land belonging to a local body for establishing a cemetery. A Bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Indrajeet Shukla made the observation while dismissing a writ petition filed by...
Cops To Face Contempt Action For Misbehaving With Govt Advocates Communicating Court Orders: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) to issue a circular to all police officers warning that misbehavior with government advocates communicating court orders for compliance would amount to contempt of court and be dealt with strictly in accordance with law.The Court directed thus while taking exception to the conduct of Rajesh Kumar Singh,...
Will Can't Be Invalidated For Undue Influence Merely Because Beneficiary Son Was Caring For Aged Father: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that the advanced age of a testator, taken together with the fact that the son in whose favour the Will was made was looking after him and his property, does not by itself raise a presumption of undue influence. It held that a registered Will, which carries a presumption of validity, cannot be cancelled on that ground alone.Justice Siddharth Nandan...
'Fraud In Educational System': Allahabad High Court Orders Inquiry Into Alleged Dummy School Racket Linked To Coaching Academy
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to inquire into the functioning of a school in Azamgarh and a coaching academy operating under the same umbrella to determine whether the institutions are running a racket in which students were allegedly shown as admitted to a “dummy school” without their knowledge.A bench of Justice Siddharth Nandan observed that...
Black-Marketing Or Obstruction Of Essential Supplies? Allahabad High Court Explains When NSA Applies & When PBMSEC Act Prevails
Using NSA to extend detention in black marketing cases beyond the PBMSEC Act's limit of 6 months is a "perversion of law": HC
LiveLaw Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 5 - October 11, 2026
NOMINAL INDEX Rekha Saxena and another v. Roman Catholic Diocese Allahabad Pvt. Ltd. Thru. Director General the Bishop and another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 793 Fanindra Das v. The General Manager and another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 794 Rajeshwar vs. State of U.P. and 3 others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 795 National Insurance Co. Ltd. Faizabad Thru. Manager Legal vs. Reeta and 4 others 2026 LiveLaw...
FIR Stayed, Yet Chargesheet Filed Against Student Leader Who Alleged UP SI Exam Irregularities: High Court Seeks SHO's Explanation
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has directed the Station House Officer (SHO) of a Police Station in Lucknow to explain how a chargesheet was forwarded in a case after the Court had stayed the FIR against student leader Ashutosh Kumar Pandey over his Facebook post alleging irregularities in the State Sub-Inspector Recruitment Examination, 2025.A Bench of Justice Rajnish Kumar and...
Urban Ceiling Act | State Must Prove Actual Possession Before 1999 Repeal To Retain Land: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that in proceedings under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, the burden of proving that possession of the excess land was in fact taken over lies upon the State. It held that where the State fails to discharge it, the landholder is entitled to the benefit of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999.It held that an undated...
POCSO Case: Allahabad High Court Questions UP Education System After Class V-Educated Girl Fails To Read Hindi Newspaper
The quality of the State education system is "to put it mildly, a matter of serious concern", HC said.
UP Tenancy Act 2021 | Plaint Can't Be Rejected Where Defence Raises Questions Beyond Scope Of Rent Authority: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a defendant cannot obtain rejection of a plaint by invoking the bar on civil court jurisdiction in Section 38(1) of the U.P. Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Act, 2021 when the defence he himself sets up raises questions which, under Section 38(2), the Rent Authority has no jurisdiction to decide.Section 38(1) of the Act of 2021 bars a Civil Court...
Non-Payment Of Subsistence Allowance Doesn't Vitiate Disciplinary Proceedings, Employee Must Show Prejudice: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that non-payment of subsistence allowance to a suspended employee does not by itself invalidate the disciplinary proceedings taken against him. The employee must show a connection between the non-payment and the prejudice he claims to have suffered in defending himself.Justice Garima Prashad held,“The plea relating to non-payment of subsistence allowance...
Candidate Can't Be Excluded From Selection For Postal Delay When Application Was Dispatched Within Time: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a candidate who applies online within time and dispatches the hard copy of the application within the prescribed period by a mode of transmission permitted by the advertisement cannot be excluded from the selection process merely because the postal article reached the recruiting authority after the cut-off date.Justice Manju Rani Chauhan held,“To...