LiveLaw Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: August 10 - August 16, 2026

NOMINAL INDEX Yogendra vs. State Of U.P. And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 548 M/s Mahamaya General Finance Company Ltd. vs. State of U.P. 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 549 Dharmwati Devi vs. State of U.P. and 5 others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 550 Reserve Bank of India Through its Assistant General Manager and another vs. Vijayanand Rai 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 551 Raju Kashyap and 2 others vs....

Article 161 | Governor's Power To Grant Premature Release Cannot Be Exercised Arbitrarily: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the power of the Governor to grant premature release under Article 161 of the Constitution of India is a sovereign executive power, but it cannot be exercised arbitrarily, as it remains regulated by the applicable Rules and remission policy.A Bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Tarun Saxena made this observation while quashing an order...

Promotion Doesn't Wash Out Past Adverse Entries, Full Service Record Relevant For Compulsory Retirement: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the promotion of a government servant does not wipe out the adverse entries earned by him before the promotion when his case is taken up for compulsory retirement. It held that the entire service record must be looked at in such an assessment, and that even one entry touching integrity can be enough to retire an employee compulsorily.Justice Anish...

Allahabad High Court Raises Concern Over School Bus Drivers With Adverse Police Reports After Alleged Incidents Of Sexual Harassment Of Children

The Allahabad High Court has noted that school vehicle drivers found to have adverse reports upon police verification raise a serious issue directly affecting the safety of minor children. The Court was also told that members of the Bar had suggested that school van drivers could, where possible, be women to ensure children's safety.The bench of Justice Alok Mathur and Justice Brij Raj Singh...

Petrol Pump Owner Has No Locus To Challenge Approval To Rival Outlet Merely Due To Business Competition: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that an existing petrol pump owner has no locus to challenge the approval or No Objection Certificate (NOC) granted to a rival petrol outlet merely because the establishment of the new outlet may adversely affect the financial health of his business.A Bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary made the observation while dismissing a...

Allahabad High Court Orders 30% Women's Reservation In Oudh Bar Association; President's Post Reserved From 2028 On Rotation Basis

The Allahabad High Court on Friday directed that 30% of the posts in the Governing/Executive Council of the Oudh Bar Association, High Court, Lucknow, be reserved for women.The High Court has also laid down a post-wise reservation and rotation schedule, with the President's post to be reserved for women from 2028 onwards every 3 years. A bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Manjive...

Zamindari Abolition Act | Land Claims Must Be Decided On Entire Chain Of Revenue Records, Not Isolated Entry: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a claim under Section 229B of the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 has to be decided on the entire chain of revenue records. It held that a finding returned by isolating a single entry while leaving out continuous Khatauni entries running across several Faslis is perverse in law and cannot be sustained.Section 229B of the U.P....

Allottee Who Knowingly Took Lease Of Lesser Area Can't Claim Benefit Of Zero Period In Entirety: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a developer who took a lease of a smaller, scattered part of the land allotted to it, knowing the balance was not in the development authority's possession, cannot claim the benefit of “zero period” in its entirety, even where the authority was itself in default. Zero period is a concession granted to allottees of stalled group housing projects...

Hamirpur 'Gen Alpha' Students Walk 5 Km To Protest Lack Of Road To School; Allahabad High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance

The Allahabad High Court on Friday took suo motu cognizance of a newspaper report highlighting the plight of 200+ 'Gen Alpha' students in Chandupur village of Hamirpur District in Uttar Pradesh, who had to walk 5 kilometers along with their parents to protest before the District Magistrate over the lack of a road to their school.A Bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice...

'Publicity Interest Litigation': Allahabad High Court Dismisses PIL Over Alleged Forced Closure Of Non-Veg Shops During Kanwar Yatra

The Allahabad High Court on Friday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea alleging that shopkeepers dealing in non-vegetarian food were being compelled or harassed to close their shops during the Kanwar Yatra, observing that the petition appeared to be aimed at 'publicity' rather than public interest.A bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra found that...

Where Idol Was Never Installed, No Juristic Person Came Into Existence; Devotion Alone Gives No Locus To Sue For Deity: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that where a deed of gift stipulates only that an idol will be installed on the property in future and no idol is ever consecrated or installed, no juristic person comes into existence in whom the property can vest, and persons professing devotion to the deity have no locus standi to sue on its behalf.Justice Anil Kumar-X held,“However, the...

Income Tax Act | 18-Month Period To Decide Settlement Application Under S.245D(4A) Is Mandatory, Not Directory: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court at Lucknow has held that the period of 18 months prescribed under Section 245D(4A)(iii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for disposal of a settlement application is mandatory and not directory in nature. It quashed an order of the Interim Board for Settlement passed after that period had expired.Section 245D(4A)(iii) of the Income Tax Act requires an order under...