British Citizenship Row | Allahabad High Court Summons Complete Record Of MHA's 2019 Notice To Rahul Gandhi

The Allahabad High Court on Monday summoned the complete record related to the 2019 notice issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs to the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi. For context, following a complaint by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy, the MHA had asked Gandhi, on April 29, 2019, to provide the "factual position" regarding his citizenship. In his 2015 complaint, Dr...

Prima Facie No Offence U/S 153-A IPC: Allahabad HC Grants Relief To 'The Wire' MD S. Varadarajan In Mosque Demolition Report Case

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday stayed further criminal proceedings against Siddharth Varadarajan, the Managing Director of the online news portal 'The Wire', in connection with a 2021 FIR lodged in Barabanki district. The FIR, which also implicated a cameraman and an anchor associated with the platform, alleges that 'The Wire' had spread animosity in society and thereby...

Courts Not Bound To Mechanically Direct FIRs U/S 173(4) BNSS Merely Because Victim Belongs To SC/ST Community: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has observed that a Special Court or Magistrate is not automatically bound to direct registration of an FIR on an application filed under Section 173(4) BNSS merely because the applicant belongs to the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe community. A bench of Justice Anil Kumar-X added that the Court has to first evaluate the allegations placed before it...

Allahabad High Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Against AIIMS Recruitment Advertisement, Says Remedy Lies Before CAT

The Allahabad High Court has recently held that a writ petition against recruitment advertisement by All India Institute of Medical Science, Raebareli is not maintainable. While dismissing the writ petition, Justice Shree Prakash Singh relied on the decisions of the Supreme Court in L. Chandra Kumar V. Union Of India to hold that,“...the tribunals created under Article 323A and 323B of...

State Can't Deny Snakebite Death Compensation On Technicalities Like Inconclusive Postmortem Report: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that death by snake bite entitles dependents for ex-gratia relief from the State Disaster Relief Fund. The bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Swarupama Chaturvedi held,“it is evident that the government notification dated 02.08.2018 clearly recognizes death due to snake bite as a circumstance entitling the dependents of the deceased to ex gratia relief....

Marks In Public Recruitment Exams Not Confidential, Can Be Disclosed Under RTI Act Without Third-Party Consent: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that information on marks in public exams is not confidential information and does not require consent of the third party, whose marks are sought by the RTI applicant under the Right to Information Act, 2005. The bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Swarupama Chaturvedi held,“Marks obtained by a candidate, if information regarding that is sought by...

Order VI Rule 17 CPC Proviso Not Applicable To Pre-2002 Suits: Allahabad High Court Permits Amendment In 1997 Plaint

Recently, the Allahabad High Court allowed an amendment application filed in a suit filed in the year 1997 on grounds that the amendment in proviso to Rule 17 of Order VI, specifying the bar on amendments in suits after commencement of trials, was enacted in 2002, i.e., after filing of the suit. Justice Manish Kumar Nigam held “The suit is of the year 1997 which is pre amendment and...

FIR Not Doubtful Or Diluted Merely Because It Was Lodged With Advocate's Help: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that FIR cannot be considered doubtful or diluted merely because it was filed with the assistance of an advocate. A division bench comprising Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary held that legal assistance is available to all at all stages of criminal proceedings and can be availed even at the stage of filing of FIR.“.....merely...

Allahabad High Court Monthly Digest: February 2026

[NOMINAL INDEX PROVIDED AT THE BOTTOM]ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE MONTHSimultaneous Issuance Of Recovery & Arrest Warrants For Maintenance Arrears Is Illegal: Allahabad High Court, Says Practice Must StopCase title - Mohammad Shahzad vs. State Of U.P. And 2 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 50Case citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 50The Allahabad High Court has held that the routine practice prevalent in...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 16 To February 22, 2026

NOMINAL INDEX Abdul Qadir And Another v. State of U.P. 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 80 Sonu And 5 Others vs. State of U.P. and Another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 81 Jai Kumar Aggarwal vs. Directorate General Of Gst Intelligence And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 82 Khush R Goel vs Union of India and 3 others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 83 Smt Mugga Devi And 4 Others v. Makkhan Singh And 2 Others 2026...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 23 To March 1, 2026

NOMINAL INDEXNoori And Another v. State Of U.P. And 4 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 92Raees vs State of UP 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 93In Re vs. Shri Hari Narayan Pandey Advocate 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 94Hasnen vs Union of India and 5 others and connected petitions 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 95Kirti Verma vs State of UP 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 96Sachin Arya @ Sachin Bhartiya And Another vs. State Of Uttar Pradesh And 4...

'Absolute Disdain': High Court Slams UP Govt Over Senior Citizens Protection Plan; Warns Bureaucracy Of Coercive Actions

Recently, the Allahabad High Court strongly criticized the Principal Secretary (Home), Uttar Pradesh, for failing to file an affidavit in response to the HC's order regarding the state's action plan to protect the life and property of vulnerable senior citizens. Terming the official's conduct as reflecting an "absolute disdain" for court orders, a bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan...