Can't Order DNA Test Of Rape Survivor And Child Routinely, Has Serious Social Consequences: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that DNA test of a rape survivor and her child cannot be ordered in a routine manner as it has serious social consequences.While dealing with challenge to rejection of DNA test of the prosecutrix and her child, Justice Rajeev Misra held,“in an offence under Section 376 IPC, the paternity of the child is not required to be looked into...the DNA test of...

Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Order Summoning Journalists On Lawyer's Defamation Complaint Over Brij Bhushan's Letters To CM

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) last week set aside a summoning order passed by the Special CJM Court in Lucknow against two journalists in a defamation complaint filed by a lawyer over the alleged publication of the ex-BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's letter to the CM. For context, in the said letter, the lawyer in question was alleged to have been defamed. Thus, he moved...

[CGST Act] Tax Officers Expected To Know Law Laid Down By Higher Courts: Allahabad High Court

While calling for personal affidavit from Principal Secretary, Institutional Finance, Government of U.P., Lucknow explaining the conduct of the tax officers in the State in not following the orders of the High Court, the Allahabad High Court observed that the Officers must know the law. Justice Piyush Agrawal observed that “While it is expected from the citizen to know law, the...

PIL In Allahabad High Court Seeks Action Against UP Cops For 'Assault' On Protesting Law Students At Barabanki's SRM University

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been moved in the Allahabad High Court seeking action against the UP Police officials for allegedly committing brutality against law students who were peacefully protesting against the running of 'unrecognised' law courses by Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University in the State's Barabanki district. The petition, filed by Advocate Ashish...

Every OTS Scheme Is Time-Bound; Borrower Has No Vested Right To Seek Extension: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a writ petition filed by M/s Jaharveer Maharaj Agro Pvt. Ltd., while holding that every 'One Time Settlement' (OTS) scheme is 'time-bound' and a borrower has no vested right to seek an extension beyond the period prescribed under the said scheme. A Bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Praveen Kumar Giri observed that in...

'Second FIR After 22 Years Not Proper': Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Mukhtar Ansari's 'Aide' In 2001 Usri Chatti Murder Case

The Allahabad High Court last week granted bail to an alleged aide of Mukhtar Ansari, in connection with the 2001 Usri Chatti murder case, as it noted that the registration of a second FIR regarding the same incident after 22 years "does not appear proper". A bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi thus allowed Sarfaraz Ansari @ Munni's bail application, taking into account that an...

Allahabad High Court Directs UP Govt To Frame Scheme For Administration Of Lucknow's Ancient Buddheshwar Temple

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) last week directed the Secretary, Department of Religious Affairs (Dharmarth Karya Vibhag), Government of Uttar Pradesh, to look into the affairs of the Buddheshwar Mahadev Temple in Lucknow and propose a scheme for its administration. A Bench of Justice Sangeeta Chandra and Justice Brij Raj Singh passed the order on a writ petition filed...

PIL In Allahabad High Court Seeks Stricter Framework Against Institutions Imparting Legal Education Sans BCI Approval

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been filed before the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow bench) seeking a direction to the State of Uttar Pradesh and other authorities to frame and enforce stricter mechanisms to ensure that no law college or university within the State of Uttar Pradesh is allowed to admit students without valid recognition by the Bar Council of India. The...

'65-Y/O Bareilly Man Not In Illegal Custody, Was Arrested In Conversion Case': UP Govt Tells Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court on Monday (September 8) heard the habeas corpus plea filed by the wife of a 65-year-old man, who, she claimed, has been in illegal custody of the Bareilly police since August 20. As per the court's earlier order, the authorities produced the corpus in the court, and a Bench of Justice Salil Kumar Rai and Justice Zafeer Ahmad was apprised that Beg was taken into...

Two Lawyers Take Oath As Judges Of Allahabad High Court; Strength Rises To 87

On Monday, Advocates Amitabh Kumar Rai and Rajiv Lochan Shukla took oath as judges of the Allahabad High Court, raising the number of sitting judges to 87, including the Chief Justice.Their names were recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium for elevation as judges of the High Court in March, 2025. Last week, Advocate Arun Kumar also took oath as a judge of the Allahabad High Court. Vide...

Writ Petition Can Be Converted To Appeal U/S 37 Of Arbitration Act If It Does Not Prejudice Respondents: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court Bench of Justice Manish Kumar Nigam allowed the conversion of a writ petition under Article 227, Constitution of India (“COI”) into an appeal under Section 37, Arbitration and Conciliation Act (“ACA”) noting that where a particular kind of proceeding is not maintainable and a different kind of proceeding lies in respect thereof before the Court, the Court...

Allahabad HC Directs ADGP, IGP & SSP To Produce 65-Y/O Allegedly In Illegal Detention Facing Custodial Torture Since August 20

The Allahabad High Court has directed the top police officials of Bareilly [the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP)], to produce a 65-year-old man (Mahmood Beg) before the Court, who, according to his wife, has been in illegal custody since August 20 and is being subjected to custodial torture...