Seven Additional Judges Of Allahabad High Court Made Permanent

The Central Government has issued a notification appointing the following Seven additional judges of the Allahabad High Court as permanent judges of the HC:1. Justice Umesh Chandra Sharma,2. Justice Renu Agarwal,3. Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra,4. Justice Mayank Kumar Jain,5. Justice Shiv Shanker Prasad,6. Justice Gajendra Kumar,7. Justice Nalin Kumar SrivastavaOn September 14, the...

Allahabad High Court Rules SC's Automatic Stay Vacation Direction In 'Asian Resurfacing' Applies At All Stages Including Investigation, Inquiry

The Allahabad High Court has held that the Supreme Court's dictum of automatic vacation of stay in Asian Resurfacing of Road Agency Private Limited and Another v. Central Bureau of Investigation applies to all civil as well as criminal cases irrespective of the "stage" of the proceeding.A bench comprising of Justice Jyotsna Sharma held,“In my opinion, though in para- 36 of the judgment...

Hindu Marriage Act | Every Amendment Sought To Pleadings Can't Be Allowed, Party Must Show Irreparable Injury: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that an amendment application may only be allowed if the party seeking amendment can show that there will be irreparable injury or justice will not be done in case the amendment sought is not allowed. Court was hearing an appeal against the order of the Family Court rejecting application seeking amendment in written statement on the ground that it was...

'Cheating Qua Client & Court': Allahabad HC Deplores Lawyer, Petitioners Over Successive Pleas Challenging Same FIR, Imposes ₹50K Cost

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday expressed great displeasure and rebuked a lawyer for filing a criminal writ plea (challenging an FIR) just 5 days after a plea against the same FIR had been dismissed by the HC.Calling the conduct of the petitioner as well as counsel as ‘highly deplorable’, the bench of Justice Rahul Chaturvedi and Justice Vivek Kumar Singh imposed a cost of Rs. 50K...

Mutual Divorce: Family Court Can't Reject Application To Waive Cooling Off Period In Mechanical Manner, Says Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the family court ought not to reject an application filed for waving of the statutory six-month cooling off period in divorce proceedings under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 in a mechanical manner.A bench comprising of Justices Saumitra Dayal Singh and Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal placed reliance on an earlier decision of the bench headed...

Earning Spouse Has A Duty To Protect Life, Liberty & Dignity Of Other As Long As Marriage Survives: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that so long as a marriage survives, it remains the duty of the earning spouse to protect the life, liberty and dignity of the other. The bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Rajendra Kumar-IV observed thus while hearing an appeal filed by one Santosh Kumar challenging an order passed by the Family Court under Section 24 of...

Allahabad High Court Directs UP Govt To Produce Records Of Selection Process Concerning Engagement Of Govt Counsels In HC

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday directed the State Law Secretary to produce before it the entire process which is being followed for the engagement of fresh Government Counsels to argue cases in the HC. The bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Om Prakash Shukla passed this order on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea which was moved last year challenging...

Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To 2 Women Accused Of Condemning Hindu Religion, Inciting People To Convert To Christianity

The Allahabad High Court recently granted bail to 3 women who were arrested in August this year on the allegations of condemning and criticising Hindu religion and inciting people to convert to Christianity. The bench of Justice Vikram D. Chauhan passed the order noting that the state counsel failed to show any material or circumstances that the accused/applicants are not entitled to...

'Specify Steps Taken To Protect Monuments, Remove Encroachment From Heritage Sites In Lucknow': Allahabad HC To UP Govt

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government as well as the Lucknow Municipal Corporation to submit an affidavit specifying the steps taken to remove the encroachments/streamline the civic condition and protect the monuments in and around the city of Lucknow. The bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Om Prakash Shukla passed this order on a 2013...

Allahabad High Court Directs CBI To Conduct Preliminary Probe Into Recruitment For UP Assembly Secretariat Staff

Expressing doubts regarding fairness in the recruitment process of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and Council staff, the Allahabad High Court has directed the CBI to conduct a preliminary probe into the matter and submit a report by the first week of November. The bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Om Prakash Shukla ordered thus while hearing a special appeal as well...

Ayodhya Terror Attack 2005 | After 18 Years In Jail, Allahabad HC Grants Bail To 4 Accused, Lists Appeals Against Conviction On Dec 4

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted bail to 4 alleged conspirators of the 2005 Ayodhya Ram Janmabhumi terror attack case who were found guilty in 2019 by a special court in Allahabad of conspiracy and providing logistic and material help to terror suspects. While passing the order for bail, the bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi took...

[Hapur Incident] No Mention Of Injuries Sustained By Lawyers In SIT's Interim Report: Allahabad High Court Expresses Dissatisfaction

The Allahabad High Court on Monday expressed dissatisfaction with the preliminary report submitted by the State constituted Special Investigation Team in sealed cover, with respect to investigation into the Police lathicharge on lawyers in Hapur District.A bench of Chief Justice Pritinker Diwaker and Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi specifically noted that there was no mention of the...