RTI Act | Penalty For Delay In Furnishing Information Can't Be Imposed Without Hearing Public Information Officer: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that penalty under Section 20 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 cannot be imposed without forming opinion on material and affording opportunity of hearing to the Public Information Officer.For context, Section 20 penalises deliberate obstruction or delay in supplying information sought under the RTI Act.The bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and...

Rejection Of Amendment Plea Doesn't Bar Party From Raising Legal Contentions Arising From Existing Pleadings: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that rejection of an application to amend pleadings under Order VI Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure does not bar a party from advancing pure questions of law arising from the pleadings already on record at the stage of final hearing. It held that where the proposed amendment merely restates legal pleas already discernible from the pleadings and...

Writ Jurisdiction Can't Be Invoked In Contractual Disputes Involving Disputed Facts Where Arbitration Clause Exists: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution is not maintainable in a contractual dispute where the controversy involves disputed questions of fact and remedy of arbitration is available to the aggrieved party under the agreement.The Court declined to entertain a challenge to the termination of a fisheries lease and the forfeiture of...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 6 To July 12, 2026

NOMINAL INDEX M/s Knots India Carpets Private Limited v. State of Uttar Pradesh and 2 others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 349 Ram Autar And Others Vs. State 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 350 The Oriental Insurance Company Limited v. Lalta Prasad Sharma And 5 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 351 Rohtash Singh @ Rohtash v. State of U.P. and 3 others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 352 Sanjay Kumar @ Sanjay Dhiman...

'Hell-Bent On Ousting Legitimate Bidder': Allahabad High Court Slams North Eastern Rly, Quashes Rejection Of Konkan Railway's Bid

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) last week came down heavily on the North Eastern Railway (NER) authorities for their 'whimsical' and “mala fide” actions in repeatedly rejecting the financial bid of a sister government enterprise, the Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (KRCL), on flimsy grounds. Terming the NER's actions as "nothing short of harassment", a bench of...

Can Woman Claim Maintenance U/S 125 CrPC From Man She 'Married' Without Divorcing First Husband? Allahabad High Court Answers

The Allahabad High Court has clarified that a woman does not qualify as a "legally wedded wife" and hence is not entitled to claim maintenance from her partner under Section 125 CrPC if she began residing with him without first divorcing her first husband. A bench of Justice Achal Sachdev thus set aside the Family Court's order to the extent that it granted maintenance to the woman from...

Sunday Sitting | Demolition 'Threat' To 150-Yr-Old Methodist School: Allahabad High Court Orders Status Quo Over Alleged 'Nazool' Land

In a special Sunday sitting convened today, the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) intervened to order a status quo over a disputed piece of land purportedly belonging to an educational institution that has existed for over 150 years but is now facing an "imminent threat of demolition". Hearing a plea filed by Methodist Mission Girls Junior High School, Civil Lines, Sitapur, a bench...

'Plea Of Alibi' Must Be Proved In Trial, IO Cannot Unilaterally Accept It To Be True To File Final Report: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has explicitly ruled that an accused's “plea of alibi” must be proved by leading evidence during a criminal trial and the Investigating Officer (IO) cannot unilaterally accept it to be true to file a Final Report. A bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Singh held that it would be "gross illegality” if the IO files a final report relying on the statements...

S.8 Evidence Act | From False NCR To Absconding: Allahabad High Court Weighs Man's 'Conduct' To Uphold Conviction For Wife's Murder

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Wednesday upheld the life sentence of a man convicted of murdering his wife as it found his deceptive actions, like giving false assurances, lodging a false police report and eventually absconding, as “relevant conduct” under Section 8 of the Indian Evidence Act. A bench of Justice Rajnish Kumar and Justice Babita Rani thus dismissed the...

Allahabad High Court Restores Tata Projects' ₹940-Crore Highway Contract, Says NHAI Termination Was 'Pre-Determined'

While granting relief to Tata Projects Limited, the Allahabad High Court has held that the National Highways Authority of India, being “State” under Article 12 of the Constitution, cannot arbitrarily terminate a highway construction contract mid-term and fasten the contractor with liability for delay when the delay was caused by the Authority's own failure to hand over encumbrance-free...

'Rape Is A Legal Conclusion, Not A Medical Condition': Allahabad High Court Relies On Victim's Sole Testimony To Uphold 1985 Conviction

Noting that the offence of rape is a legal conclusion and not a medical one, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday confirmed the conviction of a man in connection with a 1983 rape case. The Court clarified that if the testimony of a prosecutrix is free from any basic infirmity, it is sufficient to sustain a conviction even if the medical evidence doesn't strictly corroborate...

S. 125 CrPC | Strict Proof Of Marriage Not Required If Cohabitation As Husband & Wife Is Established: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that where a man and a woman have lived together as husband and wife and the relationship is otherwise established, strict proof of a valid marriage should not be insisted upon so as to defeat a claim under Section 125 CrPC. Referring to the Supreme Court's 2014 decision in Badshah vs Urmila Badshah Godse & Anr, a bench of Justice Achal...