'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...

Chief Justice Arun Bhansali Inaugurates Mediation & Conciliation Centre At Allahabad HC Administrative Building

The Allahabad High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre celebrated a momentous occasion on September 4, 2025, when it was inaugurated on the 6th Floor of the Administrative Annexe Building. The construction of the building was sped up upon an increase in references to mediation under the Special Mediation Drive 'Mediation For The Nation' Campaign, propelled by the National...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 2 Advocates As Judges Of Allahabad High Court

The Central Government today notified the appointment of two advocates as judges of the Allahabad High Court. The Collegium had recommended the names of the following advocates for appointment as the judges of the HC on March 25: (1) Amitabh Kumar Rai, and (2) Rajiv Lochan Shukla The Allahabad High Court is presently functioning with 85 judges (including Chief Justice...

Nothing Objectionable: Allahabad HC Rejects Plea To Stop Release Of 'Jolly LLB 3' Movie For 'Defaming' Legal Profession

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a writ plea seeking action against the song 'Bhai Vakeel Hai' from the upcoming Bollywood film 'Jolly LLB 3'. It also rejected the prayer to restrain the movie's release on the grounds that it allegedly defamed the judiciary and legal profession. A Division Bench of Justice Sangeeta Chandra and Justice Brij Raj Singh categorically observed that...

Reserving Order On Rahul Gandhi's Revision Plea, Allahabad HC Asks Magistrate Not To Proceed In 'Sikh Remarks' Case Till Verdict

The Allahabad High Court today reserved its verdict on the revision plea filed by LoP Rahul Gandhi challenging an order of the Varanasi Court directing a re-hearing of a plea seeking registration of an FIR against him over his alleged remarks on Sikhs made during his trip to the United States. A bench of Justice Sameer Jain also said that it expects the Magistrate Court not...

Remarks On Sikhs | Rahul Gandhi Projected Opposition's Views Abroad; Magistrate To Decide If Offences Made Out : UP Govt To Allahabad High Court

Opposing LoP Rahul Gandhi's plea concerning his alleged remarks on Sikhs, the Uttar Pradesh Government today argued before the Allahabad High Court that the magistrate must be allowed to apply his 'independent mind' to assess whether a cognizable offence is prima facie made out against him. Before a bench of Justice Sameer Jain, the state submitted that in revisional...