Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court Takes Exception To Protesting Lawyers Blocking Courtroom Entry, Creating Noise Impeding Proceedings
HC said judicial proceedings cannot be allowed to remain 'paralyzed' on account of lawyers deliberately abstaining from their duties
Discharge Plea Can Be Filed Without Obtaining Bail; Accused Can Seek Exemption From Appearance U/S 355 BNSS: Allahabad High Court
HC says an accused can seek discharge without first seeking bail and apply for exemption from personal appearance on cogent grounds.
Appeals Against Urban Land Ceiling Orders Abated After 1999 Repeal: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that an appeal under Section 33 of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 can neither be filed nor continued after the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999 came into force, and that the right of appeal is not saved by Section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897.Section 33 of the Act of 1976 allowed a person aggrieved by an order of...
Allahabad High Court Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Cricketer Mohd Shami's Brother In FIR Over Alleged Sex On False Marriage Promise
State tells Allahabad HC that the IO has recommended transferring the FIR to Delhi as the main allegations pertain to that city.
Can Children Appeal Against Eviction Orders Under Senior Citizens Act? Allahabad High Court Answers
The Allahabad High Court has observed that the children aggrieved by eviction orders passed under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, have a right to challenge such orders before the appellate authority under Section 16 of the Act.A Bench of Justice Prakash Padia and Justice Indrajeet Shukla relied on an earlier decision of the High Court in Akhilesh Kumar...
'Decree-Holder's Rights Must Not Be Rendered Illusory': Allahabad High Court Says Article 227 Can Prevent Undue Delay In Execution Proceedings
The Allahabad High Court has held that its supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution of India may be exercised to direct an executing court to decide an objection under Order XXI Rule 97 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 within a fixed period, without the High Court going into the merits of the objection. Such a direction, it held, neither curtails the...
Telangana Governor, Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Skip HCBA Oath-Taking Ceremony; Election Committee Also Boycotts Event
Today's oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected office-bearers of the Allahabad High Court Bar Association (HCBA) for 2026–27 witnessed the absence of Telangana Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla and Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Arun Bhansali. Both of them were earlier scheduled to attend the event as the Chief Guest and Special Guest, respectively. However, the reason for their absence...
State Human Rights Commission Can Recommend Additional Compensation: Allahabad High Court Upholds ₹10 Lakh Relief For Electrocution Victim
Rejecting the limitation objection, the HC said that non-payment of compensation can constitute a continuing human rights violation.
Allahabad High Court Expands Scope Of Suo Motu PIL On Town Planning, Seeks Details On Police, Fire Stations & Hospitals
HC directed authorities to prepare a comprehensive roadmap anticipating citizens' future needs and consider changes to existing planning rules.
Wife Who Cultivates Husband's Land Can Claim Farmers' Accident Relief: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a woman who does agricultural work on a land recorded in her husband's name, and whose principal source of livelihood is the agricultural income from that land, is an 'earning member' of the family under Clause 2(2) of the Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana (CM Farmers' Accident Relief Scheme). It held that her claim cannot be rejected...
Allahabad High Court Regrets Being 'Unduly Harsh' On Bareilly SSP; Orders Petitioner To Pay Him ₹50K In Costs: Here's Why
The Court dismissed both habeas corpus petitions after finding that the petitioner had concealed the filing of the earlier plea.
Documents In Custody Of Criminal Court No Ground To Deny Inspection To Delinquent Employee: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a department which relies on documents lying in the custody of a criminal court cannot treat that custody as a reason for denying the delinquent employee inspection of those documents. It held that where such documents are essential to prove or rebut the charges, the department must take reasonable steps to secure lawful access to them or explain why...