Allahabad High Court
'Judicial Murder': Allahabad High Court Orders Administrative Action Against Trial Judge For Causing Illegal Gain To Party In Title Dispute
The Allahabad High Court recently expressed shock at the conduct of a trial judge for ignoring photocopy of the death certificate of an individual in a title dispute, thereby causing wrongful gain to the plaintiff. Stating that the reasons assigned by the judicial officer were perverse, dishonest and passed to give undue advantage to the plaintiff, Justice Sandeep Jain observed:“The...
Referring To Someone By Their Profession Doesn't Attract SC/ST Act Offence If No Intent To Humiliate: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has recently observed that merely calling a person by referring to his or her profession would not, by itself, attract the provisions of the SC/ST Act. The Court clarified that such words must be used intentionally to humiliate a victim belonging to the SC/ST Community to constitute an offence under the Act. A bench of Justice Anil Kumar-X thus partly allowed...
Supreme Court Judge Justice Vikram Nath Inaugurates Upgraded Model Mediation Centre At Allahabad High Court
In a moment of institutional significance, the 7th Floor of the Mediation & Conciliation Centre at the Administrative Annexe Building of the Allahabad High Court was inaugurated by Justice Vikram Nath, Judge of the Supreme Court of India and Chairman of the Mediation & Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC), on February 27, 2026.From its inception in a single room, the Mediation...
Faulty CCTVs A 'Routine Feature' In UP: Allahabad High Court Deems Surprise Police Station Inspections Part Of CJMs' Official Duty
Taking a serious view of the state of CCTV maintenance and footage preservation in the Police stations across Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court recently noted that not properly maintaining CCTV cameras has become a "routine feature" across the state. To deal with the situation and ensure compliance with the directions of the Apex Court in the case of Paramvir Singh Saini v....
Magistrate Discharging Judicial Duty Is Above DM, SP & Political Head; Disregarding His Orders 'Unpardonable': Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that a Judicial Officer, while discharging his judicial function, is above the District Magistrate or District Police Chief and even the political head of a State, and that disregarding his order is 'unpardonable'. The Court added that such disregard for the orders passed by a Judicial Officer is not merely contempt of court but a...
Insurance Policies Being Issued To Persons On Deathbed? Allahabad HC Orders Probe; Issues Warrant Against HDFC Life Official
The Allahabad High Court recently took serious note of the trend of life insurance policies being issued to persons on their "deathbed" through middlemen. A bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal also issued a bailable warrant through the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Moradabad, against the Operation Manager and Branch Head of HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd., Moradabad,...
'Daughter Pregnancy Sans Marriage A Nightmare For Average Indian': Allahabad High Court Upholds Parents' Life Term In Double Murder Case
Taking 'judicial notice' of the fact that a daughter's pregnancy outside wedlock for an average Indian is a 'nightmare' which invites 'uncontrollable' reactions from parents, mostly violent, the Allahabad High Court recently upheld the life imprisonment of a couple convicted of killing their minor daughter and their 28-year-old tenant. A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Vinai...
'No Respect For Law': Allahabad High Court Slams UP Cops Over SC Arrest Guideline Violations & 20+ Hour Delay In Releasing Accused
The Allahabad High Court recently slammed the UP Police officials by observing that they have "no respect for law of the land" as they arrested a man, booked for offences punishable by less than seven years, in direct violation of the Supreme Court's Satendra Kumar Antil Guidelines 2026. The Court also pulled up the state police officials for delaying the petitioner's release...
Allahabad HC Grants Interim Relief To Swami Avimukteshwaranand In POCSO Case; Reserves Verdict On Anticipatory Bail Plea
The Allahabad High Court today granted interim relief to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and his disciple in the POCSO Case and stayed theur arrest for now. Reserving verdict on their anticipatory bail plea, a bench of Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha directed that the applicants shall not be arrested until the final disposal of the anticipatory bail application. The bench, however,...
S. 183 BNSS | Direction For Re-Recording Of Victim's Statement Can Be Given Only In 'Exceptional Circumstances': Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has recently clarified that the directions for fresh recording of a statement under Section 183 BNSS before the Magistrate can be given only under exceptional circumstances. "…the power is not a routine or an automatic power but is exercised by High Court or Supreme Court to prevent abuse of process, to secure ends of justice or rectify grave...
Acts Disturbed 'Even Tempo Of Life': Allahabad High Court Upholds NSA Detention Of 3 Over 'Cattle Slaughter' On Navratri-Eid Eve
The Allahabad High Court recently upheld the detention of 3 persons under the National Security Act (NSA), 1980, who were accused of illegally slaughtering cattle in the town of Kalpi, Jalaun, in March 2025, on the first day of Chaitra Navratri, coinciding with the very event of Eid.A bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh and Justice Devendra Singh-I noted that the alleged act, precisely timed...