Allahabad High Court
Sisters 'Detained' After Conversion To Islam: Allahabad High Court Stays Single Judge's ₹12.5 Lakh Compensation Direction Against UP Govt
The Allahabad High Court today stayed the Single Judge's August 2026 direction requiring the Uttar Pradesh Government to pay ₹12.5 lakh compensation to two adult sisters who were allegedly confined by their father after they converted from Hinduism to Islam.A bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra, however, refused to interfere with the Single Judge's direction...
Interfaith Couple Fearing Threats: Allahabad High Court Waives Special Marriage Act Notice Publication, Directs Police Protection
Granting relief to an interfaith couple facing threats to their lives and liberty from family members, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday dispensed with publishing a marriage notice and inviting objections under the Special Marriage Act, 1954.The Court directed the Marriage Officer in Lucknow not to publish the notice or entertain objections to the proposed marriage of the petitioners. It...
From Merit-Based Selection To Women's Representation: Allahabad High Court Issues Guidelines On UP State Law Officers' Appointments
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) issued strict 8-point guidelines on Monday for appointments of the State Law Officers in Uttar Pradesh. The Court has strictly directed the State Government to ensure that a transparent, merit-based selection process is in place and that there is adequate representation of women advocates, subject to availibility.The Court has strictly directed the...
Where Did It Come From? Allahabad High Court Questions Use Of 'Andolanjeevi' Term In Journalist Satyam Verma's NSA Detention Grounds
"Where did this term come from? How did it find its way into an official document?" Justice Atul Sreedharan questions use of the term 'Andolanjeevi' in grounds of detention issued by Noida DM Medha Roopam.
Codeine Syrup 'Racket' | Allahabad High Court Allows Habeas Corpus Pleas Of 2 Alleged Kingpins, Quashes Detention Under PITNDPS Act
The Allahabad High Court today allowed the habeas corpus petitions filed by Vibhor Rana and Vishal Singh and quashed their detention under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PITNDPS Act), in connection with cases concerning the alleged diversion and illegal trafficking of codeine-based cough syrups. A Bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan...
Allahabad High Court Reserves Verdict On Journalist Satyam Verma's Habeas Plea Against NSA Detention Over Noida Protest
The Allahabad High Court today reserved judgment on a habeas corpus petition filed by journalist Satyam Verma, challenging his preventive detention under the National Security Act, 1980 (NSA), over his alleged role in the April 2026 Workers' Protest.A bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Achal Sachdev reserved the verdict after hearing the parties for two days (October 7 &...
S. 125 CrPC | Maintenance Not A Bonanza, Not Meant To Confer Unmerited Financial Advantage : Allahabad High Court
Court rejects wife's plea to enhance ₹15,000 monthly maintenance awarded by Family Court.
Writ Petition Alleging Violations Of Natural Justice Can't Be Dismissed At Threshold For Alternative Remedy: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a writ petition in which particularised breaches of natural justice are pleaded cannot be dismissed at the threshold as not maintainable on the ground that an alternative statutory remedy is available, without a counter-affidavit being called for and the plea being tested on the rival versions.The bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Abdhesh...
Police's Condition In Uttar Pradesh Is A Mess: Allahabad High Court Orally Rebukes Noida Cops Over Man's Illegal Detention
The police's condition in this state is a mess; the officers think they can do anything and get away with it : HC said
S. 38 BNSS | Police Must Inform Suspect Of Right To Counsel During Interrogation Even Before Formal Arrest: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court observed that, under Section 38 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), the police have a duty to inform a suspect of his right to have counsel of his choice present during interrogation, even before he is formally arrested. A Bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Achal Sachdev held that the police cannot avoid this safeguard by keeping a...
No Record Of Property Being Enemy Or Evacuee Property, State Can't Stop Construction On Mere Allegations: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that the State cannot stop construction on a land by merely alleging it to be evacuee property, without placing on record any document showing that the property was registered as evacuee property or that proceedings for its registration are pending.The bench of Justice Prakash Padia and Justice Vivek Saran held,“Since the respondents State has not brought...
Special TET For In-Service Teachers Doesn't Confer Preference In Future Recruitment, Doesn't Violate Articles 14, 16: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that the decision of the State of Uttar Pradesh to conduct a Special Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) for in-service teachers does not violate Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. The Court held that the special examination only enables such teachers to acquire the qualification which the Supreme Court has declared mandatory for them, and confers...