'Encounter Killings, Selective Crackdowns': Allahabad HC Slams UP Police Over Targeted Actions; Flags Misuse Of Gangsters Act

While quashing criminal proceedings initiated against 3 family members over a civil dispute, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday delivered a scathing reprimand to the Uttar Pradesh Police for the targeted use of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986.A bench of Justice Vinod Diwakar also flagged how the encounter killings and selective crackdowns...

“Shocking”: Allahabad High Court Waives Interest Levied During Pendency Of Time Extension Application By UPSIDC

The Allahabad High Court expressed shock over levy of interest by Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation for a period of 8 years for which time extension application filed by the allotee was kept pending by it.Noting that the petitioner allottee also did not take steps towards ensuring that the application was decided, the bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and...

Allahabad HC Grants Bail In Rape & Murder Case With 'Heavy Heart', Slams UP Govt Over Poor Forensic Lab Infra

The Allahabad High Court recently granted bail to an accused in a rape and murder case with a "heavy heart and great pain" due to the lack of proper scientific evidence. Expressing serious concerns over the state's Forensic Science Laboratories (FSL) infrastructure, a bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal remarked thus: "…outdated machine as well as incomplete infrastructure...

Allahabad HC Comes To Aid Of AIBE-20 Candidate 'Failed' Over Bonafide OMR Mistake As BCI Admits He 'Passed'

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) to manually verify the OMR answer sheet of a candidate who was declared 'failed' in the All-India Bar Examination-XX due to an inadvertent omission in filling his question booklet code. A bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary intervened in the writ plea filed by candidate Love...

Allahabad HC Stays Arrest Of News24 Journalist Accused Of Promoting Enmity, Defaming Municipal Corp Over X Post

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted interim protection from arrest to News24 Reporter Shahnawaz in connection with an FIR registered against him in Moradabad for reposting a video on X (formerly Twitter) allegedly defaming the Municipal Corporation.A bench of Justice Vikram D Chauhan and Justice Lakshmi Kant Shukla directed that no coercive action be taken against the journalist until...

'Dignity Extends Beyond Death': Allahabad HC Steps In As Stray Animals Desecrate Human Remains At Lucknow Crematorium

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Lucknow authorities to carry out immediate repair and renovation work at a public crematorium after instances of desecration of human remains by stray animals were highlighted in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea. Stressing that the "right to live with human dignity extends beyond death", a bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and...

Allahabad High Court Seeks Judicial Officer's Explanation For Remanding 'Juvenile' To Jail, Summons Arresting Cops

The Allahabad High Court today ordered the immediate release of a juvenile who was sent to jail on allegations of committing theft, calling his detention prima facie 'illegal'. A Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Divesh Chandra Samant also sought a personal affidavit from the concerned Judicial Magistrate seeking his explanation for approving the judicial custody...

Invoking Kautilya, Allahabad High Court Flags Senior IAS Officer's Conduct To DoPT For Resisting HC Directives On Police Reforms

In an unprecedented order, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday referred the conduct of Senior IAS Officer Sanjay Prasad to the Dept of Personnel and Training (DoPT) for the assessment of his suitability for future assignments by the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). The stern order was passed by a bench of Justice Vinod Diwakar, who took exception to the deliberate...

'Corruption Of Mind & Purse': Allahabad HC Tells UP CM Time Has Come To Make Top Bureaucrats Criminally Liable; Here's Why

In a significant order passed on Wednesday, the Allahabad High Court has urged the UP Chief Minister to recognize that the time has come to hold senior Bureaucrats and top administrative heads accountable, and even criminally liable, for the lapses of their departments or subordinates. A bench of Justice Vinod Diwakar said that the State must adopt a doctrine of "superior...

Hybrid Hearings, Car Pooling & Virtual Meetings : Allahabad High Court Introduces Austerity Measures

In a bid to promote resource efficiency and reduce fuel consumption, the Allahabad High Court has introduced a series of austerity measures for its principal seat at Prayagraj and the Lucknow Bench. The measures have been rolled out by the Chief Justice, pursuant to a letter from the Chief Justice of India and an Office Memorandum from the Government of India, with a focus on...

Inadequate Stamp Duty On Bank Guarantee A Curable Defect; Rejection Of Bid On This Ground 'Arbitrary': Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) last week observed that an inadequacy in stamp duty on a bank guarantee is merely a 'lacuna' and a 'curable defect', and the same cannot be used to eliminate a bidder. A bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary consequently quashed the financial bid tabulation prepared by the respondent (North Eastern...

Non-Supply Of Grounds Of Arrest Has Become Routine Practice: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that it has become "routine practice" not to supply the grounds of arrest and not to prepare a disclosure memo at the police station, in compliance with the Supreme Court directives.Taking note of these violations, a bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal granted bail to a Murder Accused (Sandeep Baisoya) who has been in jail since January...