Allahabad High Court
Hookah Bars Can't Operate In UP Even In Designated Smoking Areas: Allahabad High Court Says 'Right To Clean Air' Overrides Right To Trade
The Allahabad High Court has held that hookah bars cannot operate in Uttar Pradesh and hookah services can not be provided even in "Designated Smoking Areas". The Court stressed that the right of non-smokers to breathe clean air in a public place cannot be abridged by the commercial interests of an establishment claiming a right to trade.A Bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice...
'Cooked-Up Story So Absurd It Can't Be Believed': Allahabad High Court Discharges Congress MP Rakesh Rathore In Rape Case
The Allahabad High Court has discharged Congress MP from Sitapur, Rakesh Rathore, in a 2025 rape case, observing that the story "cooked up" by the complainant is so 'absurd' that it cannot be believed by any person of ordinary prudence.The Court added that the prosecution material indicated a "long term consensual extra-marital relationship between two married persons of matured ages". A...
'Electricity An Indispensable Need To Live': Allahabad High Court Comes To Aid Of Man Denied Connection For Over A Decade
Allahabad High Court directs Railways to provide an electricity connection to a man denied power for over a decade.
NLU Prayagraj Caste Discrimination Allegations: Allahabad High Court Questions Single Judge Order For Judicial Inquiry, Stays Proceedings
Allahabad HC prima facie says NLU's Equal Opportunity Cell should examine caste discrimination allegations instead of Judicial Officers
LiveLaw Allahabad High Court Weekly Roundup: September 21 to September 27, 2026
NOMINAL INDEX Mohd. Aftab v. Union of India and others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 728 Abhishek Prakash v. State of U.P. Thru. Deptt. of Appointment and Personnel Lko. and 5 others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 729 Balkrishna Sharma v. State of U.P. and others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 730 Rohit Pandey vs. Union of India Thru.Secy. Ministry of Home Affairs and 3 Other 2026 LiveLaw (AB)...
'Pious' Marriage Institution Shouldn't Be Taken Lightly: Allahabad High Court Protects Divorced Couple With 2 Children Who Remarried
The Allahabad High Court has protected the peaceful marital life of a divorced couple with two children who subsequently remarried each other. The Court, however, remarked that the "pious institution of marriage should not be taken lightly".A Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra made the observation while dealing with a petition filed by the couple...
Senior Citizens Act | Tribunal Can't Declare Gift Deed Void On Ground Of Forgery; Remedy Lies Before Civil Court: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a senior citizen who alleges that a gift deed of his property is a forgery cannot have it declared void by the Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. It held that Section 23(1) of the Act presupposes a valid transfer made on the condition that the transferee will provide the senior citizen basic amenities...
NEET-UG | Answer Keys Can't Be Referred To Expert Without Facts Warranting Reference: Allahabad High Court Dismisses Lone Objector's Challenge
The Allahabad High Court has held that disputed examination questions and answer options cannot be referred to an expert unless there are facts before the Court warranting such a reference. Dismissing the writ petition of a NEET-UG 2026 candidate, it held that an objection to the answer keys raised by one candidate, examined and rejected by the National Testing Agency and echoed by no other,...
Lucknow Fire | UP Has No Compensation Policy For Incidents Outside Natural Calamities; High Court Directs Govt To Frame One
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to formulate a policy prescribing parameters for granting compensation in cases not covered by statutory provisions, after the State informed the Court that its existing compensation policy was confined only to natural calamities.A Bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Manjive Shukla passed the direction while hearing a...
Cow Slaughter Act | Owner Travelling In Vehicle Carrying 80 Kg Beef Can't Escape Confiscation By Pleading Ignorance: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that the owner of a vehicle who was himself travelling in it when beef was recovered cannot resist confiscation under the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955 by pleading that the meat belonged to passengers who had hired the vehicle. It held that once the seized meat is confirmed to be beef by an authorised laboratory, the presumption...
Noida Bus Fire Kills 9 | Allahabad High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance, Seeks Data On Sleeper Bus Permits, Safety Checks
The Allahabad High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the death of 9 passengers after a sleeper bus caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway in the Noida/Greater Noida area and sought detailed information from the Uttar Pradesh Government regarding permits, safety standards and inspections of sleeper buses operating in the State. A Bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery directed the...
