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UP Bureaucrats Using Goondas Act As Tool Of Oppression; To Face Punitive Damages For Illegal Orders: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the UP Goondas Act is being used as a tool of oppression by the Uttar Pradesh bureaucrats and the State despite the Court's consistent rulings on the issue. A bench of Justice Sandeep Jain held that the bureaucracy must stop issuing illegal and arbitrary orders, or else it will have to face punitive damages. "This Court has uptill now refrained...

Noida Protest | After Indicating Grant Of Bail, Allahabad High Court Defers Journalist Satyam Vermas Plea To Hear States Objections

The Allahabad High Court today deferred the bail plea of Journalist Satyam Verma in one of the 11 criminal cases registered against him in connection with the April 2026 Noida workers' protest, after the State sought an opportunity to file its objections to his bail plea on the ground of parity. The Court had earlier indicated in open court that Verma would be granted bail on parity with...

Premature Release | Jail Conduct Alone Cant Decide A Convicts Eligibility, Govt Must Take Holistic View: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the Government, while considering a convict's plea for premature release, cannot restrict its consideration to the nature of the crime and the convict's conduct in jail.The Court added that the authority must take a "far more broad based and holistic" view and consider the wider circumstances relevant to the convict's reformation and possible...

Noida Workers Protest | Allahabad High Court Indicates Grant Of Bail To Journalist Satyam Verma

Update at 7 PM : Noida Protest | After Indicating Grant Of Bail, Allahabad High Court Defers Journalist Satyam Verma's Plea To Hear State's ObjectionsThe Allahabad High Court today indicated the grant of bail to Journalist Satyam Verma in one of the elevan criminal cases registered against him in connection with the April 2026 Noida workers' protest. Verma, however, is not expected to walk...

Maintenance | Multiplication Of Non-Compulsive Litigation Creating Unwarranted Burden On Family Courts: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the multiplication of "optional and non-compulsive litigation” is creating an unwarranted burden on Family Courts and causing delay in the disposal of matters.A bench Justice Subhash Vidyarthi made the observation while dismissing a petition filed by a woman seeking a direction for expeditious disposal of an execution case concerning...

Teacher Suspended Over Allegations Of Forced Islamic Practices At School Gets Relief From Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court last week granted relief to a teacher who was suspended over allegations that students at the school were performing Islamic prayers and wearing uniforms indicating that they belonged to a "special community". A bench of Justice Manju Rani Chauhan directed that the departmental inquiry against the teacher be concluded at the earliest, preferably within 15 days,...

UP Municipalities Act | Nagar Panchayat Has Authority To License Cattle Markets Even On Private Land: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a Nagar Panchayat has the authority to licence and regulate cattle markets within its local limits under the Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916, while dismissing a challenge to the license granted for holding a cattle market. A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Indrajeet Shukla was hearing a petition challenging orders dated December 2025 and...

Article 227 Petition Maintainable Against Small Causes Courts Refusal To Stay Suit Under Section 10 CPC: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that an order rejecting an application under Section 10 read with Section 151 CPC, seeking stay of a suit pending before a Court of Small Causes, does not constitute a “case decided” within the meaning of Section 25 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887. It held that since the revisional remedy under Section 25 was therefore not available, a...

Regular FSSAI License Must For Large-Scale Slaughterhouse, Registration Certificate Not Enough: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a regular license under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, is required for a large-scale slaughterhouse operating beyond the prescribed capacity for a 'petty food business' and that a mere registration certificate cannot authorize such activity. A bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Garima Prashad observed that the Fundamental right to carry on...

Lucknow District Court Encroachments: High Court Orders Removal Of Remaining Illegal Structures, Notes 57 More Demolished

The Allahabad High Court has directed the authorities to remove the remaining illegal encroachments in the area around the Lucknow District and Sessions Court, noting that 57 additional illegal encroachments have already been removed in compliance with its earlier directions.A bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Rajeev Bharti passed the direction while hearing two connected...