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Fertilizer (Control) Order 1985 | Allahabad High Court Says DM Has No Power To Supervise Fertilizer Distribution

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the District Magistrate (DM) is not vested with power under the Fertilizer (Control) Order, 1985, to act as a supervising authority for the distribution of fertilizers.A Bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Indrajeet Shukla made the observation while hearing a writ petition concerning the supply of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) to petitioner-Marihan...

Pugilistic, Boxer-Like Position Of Dead Body Alone Does Not Establish Ante-Mortem Burns: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the 'pugilistic' or 'boxer-like' position of a burnt dead body, by itself, does not establish that the burns were sustained ante-mortem.The Court said that such a posture of the dead body is a heat artifact which can occur no matter whether a person was alive or already dead when the burning began. A Bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice...

Lucknow Fire Tragedy | Allahabad High Court Rejects Building Owners Writ Petition Against Demolition Order

The Allahabad High Court on Monday refused to entertain a writ petition filed by the owner of a building in Lucknow's Aliganj area where a devastating fire claimed 15 lives in June this year, challenging the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA)'s demolition order as well as the subsequent demolition action.The Court, however, permitted the petitioner, Birendra Prasad Shukla (62), the co-owner...

Noida Workers Protest | Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Mazdoor Bigul Dasta Member In 2 FIRs

The Allahabad High Court recently granted bail to Himanshu Thakur, a member of the workers' union 'Mazdoor Bigul Dasta', in connection with two FIRs arising from the April 2026 industrial workers' protest in Noida.Both FIRs, Case Crime Nos. 164 and 165 of 2026, concerned alleged mob violence at public places and companies in Gautam Buddha Nagar/Noida, where a large number of workers had...

Paradoxical: Allahabad High Court Flags State Authorities Conflicting Claims Over Demolition Despite Status Quo Order

The Allahabad High Court has flagged a contradiction in the stand of three authorities facing contempt proceedings over the demolition of a house in Varanasi, in the face of a status quo order. All three have denied on affidavit that they demolished anything, while one of them has admitted that he was standing at the spot with police force while the demolition went on.Justice Vikas...

Juvenile Sent To Judicial Custody In 5-Yr Offence: Allahabad High Court Warns Police, Magistrates Against Careless Arrests, Remands

The Allahabad High Court has once again cautioned police authorities and Judicial Officers against a "careless or callous approach" in matters of arrest and remand where the offence carries a maximum punishment of up to 7 years.The Court's observation was in relation to a habeas corpus plea concerning a juvenile who was repeatedly sent to judicial custody in a case where the maximum...

Krishna Janmabhoomi Case | Mathura Administration Makes Security Arrangements Amid Concern Over Kar Seva, Allahabad High Court Informed

The Allahabad High Court has been informed that the Mathura administration has made security arrangements at the disputed Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah premises in connection with concerns raised over the possibility of 'Kar Seva' at the site. A Bench of Justice Avnish Saxena was informed about the arrangements after perusing a sealed-cover report submitted by the District...

Body Found In Pieces Doesnt Establish Self-Inflicted Injury Or Other Exceptions To Deny Railway Compensation: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the recovery of a passenger's body in several pieces cannot by itself lead to the conclusion that the death fell within the exceptions to Section 124-A of the Railways Act, 1989. It held that the Railways must establish those exceptions by leading cogent and substantial evidence.Section 123(c)(2) of the Act defines 'untoward incident' to include...

Party-In-Person Uses Contemptuous Language Against Judge In Petition, Allahabad High Court Registers Criminal Contempt Case

The Allahabad High Court has directed the registration of a criminal contempt case against a man after finding that he filed a review petition in the capacity of a party-in-person containing 'contemptuous' language against a sitting Judge of the High Court.A Bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra passed the direction while considering a review petition filed...