'Bhago Police Aa Gayi; Haye Goli Lag Gayi': Allahabad High Court Again Slams UP Police Over 'Movie Script' FIR

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has once again expressed serious dismay over an FIR lodged by the Uttar Pradesh Police, which the HC found to be heavily borrowed from movie scripts. Hearing a writ petition challenging an FIR lodged under the UP Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, the Court observed that state police personnel appear to be relying on a standard, highly...

Right To Choose Partner Is Constitutional Right; UP Anti-Conversion Law Doesn't Bar Interfaith Relationships: Allahabad High Court

While dealing with a bunch of petitions relating to interfaith couples in live-in relationships, the Allahabad High Court has held that the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 does not prohibit inter-religion relationships, be it interfaith live-in relationships or interfaith marriage. Holding that right to choose a partner and right to live with dignity...

Custodial Death | Prisoner Suicide Attracts Absolute State Liability: Allahabad High Court Awards ₹10 Lakh Compensation

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) recently held that the State is absolutely liable for the unnatural death of a prisoner in its custody, even if the death is a patently unnatural suicide. A Bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Manjive Shukla ruled that the right to life and human dignity guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India is an intrinsic,...

2026 CLAT-UG | Allahabad High Court Stays Single Judge Order To Revise Entire Merit List For Future Counselling

A division bench of the Allahabad High Court today STAYED the February 3 order of the single judge directing the Consortium of National Law Universities to revise the entire merit list for CLAT-UG-2026 for future counselling.A bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Indrajeet Shukla passed this order on a special appeal filed by the Consortium challenging the Single Judge's...

Collector Empowered To Cancel Residential Allotment If House Not Constructed Within Reasonable Time: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the Collector has the power under Rule 64(2)(b) of the U.P. Revenue Code Rules, 2016 to cancel allotment of a residential plot if construction is not made on it within a reasonable time and after giving notices to the concerned party.Justice Alok Mathur held,“To ensure effectiveness of the provision for allotment of residential sites and to ensure...

Rape Case | Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To YouTuber Mani Meraj After Parties Agree To Marry Under Special Marriage Act

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted bail to YouTuber and Comedian Mani Miraj, alias Ramdi Miraj Alam, who is facing serious allegations of rape, assault, unnatural offences and forced abortion. The order was passed by a bench of Justice Gautam Chowdhary after the informant/victim personally appeared before the Court and submitted a handwritten statement confirming a...

Police Protection Has Become More Of A 'Status Symbol', Courts Can't Create Privileged Class: Allahabad High Court

In a petition seeking CRPF protection for life, the Allahabad High Court held that having police protection has become more of a status symbol at the cost of taxpayers' money. The bench of Justice Saral Srivastava and Justice Sudhanshu Chauhan observed “..it can very well be held that the nature of threat perception and the liability to provide security has to be left to be decided by...

'Tum Log Police Se Ghir Chuke Ho': Why Allahabad High Court Equated This UP Police FIR With A 'Movie Script'

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Monday strongly deprecated the growing trend of Uttar Pradesh Police FIRs containing highly exaggerated content that appear to be borrowed heavily from "movie scripts". "Time and again this Court has pointed out that the language being used in the FIRs does not reflect the ground position, rather appears to be hearsay, scripted and appears to...

Will Hold State Liable For Victim Compensation If 'Chinese Manjha' Sales Continue Unabated, Warns Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has taken strong note of the failure of the Uttar Pradesh authorities to effectively curb the unabated manufacture, sale and use of deadly synthetic kite strings, commonly referred to as “Chinese Manjha”. Observing that state functionaries "wake up and start taking some action" only when tragic injuries or fatalities hog newspaper headlines, the Court...

Allahabad High Court Seeks UP Govt Reply To PIL Alleging Selective Continuation Of Grant-In-Aid To Suspended Madrasas

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has sought the response of the Uttar Pradesh Government to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea, which alleges that there is no uniform State policy for continuing to grant aid to Madrasas despite their recognition having been suspended. The PIL plea filed by social worker Azaj Ahmad, through Advocates Asok Pande and Vindeshwri Pandey,...

Allahabad High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Students Accused Of Offering Namaz At Restricted Place; Issues Warning

The Allahabad High Court recently quashed the entire criminal proceedings against two students who were implicated for offering Namaz at a location designated by the local administration for that purpose. A bench of Justice Saurabh Srivastava also warned the students to follow the instructions and specific restraints issued by the local administration in the future. Briefly put,...

NSA Can Be Invoked Against Jailed Accused If There Is Apprehension Of Public Order Disturbance Upon Release: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has observed that a detention order under the National Security Act 1980 can be passed against an accused who is already in jail if the authority is of the opinion that, upon his release on bail, he will indulge in acts prejudicial to public order. A bench of Justice Abdul Moin and Justice Babita Rani thus dismissed a Habeas Corpus Writ Petition...