Supreme Court Collegium Recommends 26 Names For Appointment As Judges Of Allahabad High Court

In a major development, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of 26 judges to the Allahabad High Court.Of the 26 names, 14 are Judicial Officers and 12 are Advocates, including 4 women.Among the advocates recommended for elevation are Senior Advocates Garima Prashad, Swarupama Chaturvedi and Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary.As per the collegium statement, following Advocates...

Stay Of Divorce Proceedings Doesn't End Husband's Liability To Pay Maintenance Pendente Lite: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that a husband's liability to pay maintenance pendente lite (under Section 24 Hindu Marriage Act) to the wife doesn't end even when the divorce proceedings have been stayed. A bench of Justice Manish Kumar Nigam clarified that the husband's liability to pay won't end even if the case proceedings are pending at the revisional or appellate stages....

Fit & Major Unmarried Daughter Can't Claim Maintenance U/S 125 CrPC; If Plea Filed As Major, It Can Be Converted To Suit U/S 20(3) HAMA: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has observed that a mentally and physically fit major unmarried daughter can't claim maintenance by filing an application under Section 125 CrPC and that such a claim has to be pursued u/s 20(3) Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act,1956. The Court, however, clarified that if a daughter becomes major during the pendency of the application under S. 125...

'Extremely Serious Issue': Allahabad HC Mulls Exemplary Cost On Raebareli Collector For Hastily Demolishing House Ignoring A Valid Claim

The Allahabad High Court recently strongly pulled up the Raebareli district authorities, especially the Collector concerned, for demolishing the house of a valid patta holder despite his claim being duly recorded in revenue records. The Court directed the Collector and the officer responsible for altering revenue entries to personally explain their actions. A bench of Justice Alok...

Allahabad High Court Surprised Over Aligarh DC Acting Against Sealed Property Despite Pendency Of Statutory Appeal

The Allahabad High Court last week expressed its surprise over the conduct of the Divisional Commissioner, Aligarh, in purportedly entertaining a private complaint and passing an adverse order (of removal) concerning a sealed property even though a statutory appeal filed by the petitioners was still pending before him. "…we are surprised to note that the Appellate Authority...

English Version Of Law Prevails Over Hindi Translation Of Bill, Order Or Service Regulations : Allahabad High Court Reiterates

Following various decisions of the Supreme Court and the decision of Full Bench of the Allahabad High Court in Smt. Ram Rati and others v. Gram Samaj Jehwa, Justice Manish Mathur held that English version of any Hindi translation of a bill or order or service regulations would prevail over its Hindi version.Article 348(3) of the Constitution of India provides that if any Bills, Acts,...

'Jethani' Not Part Of 'Family' Unless Brothers Share Common House & Kitchen: Allahabad High Court On Anganbari Appointment Bar

The Allahabad High Court recently quashed the cancellation of an Anganbari Worker's appointment, holding that a sister-in-law (jethani) counts as part of the 'same family' under the Government Order only if both brothers live together with a common house and kitchen.A bench of Justice Ajit Kumar held so while allowing a plea filed by one Kumari Sonam, whose appointment was cancelled by...

Centre Notifies Advocate's Appointment As Allahabad High Court Judge 27 Months After SC Collegium Recommendation

The Central Government on Monday (September 1, 2025) notified the appointment of Advocate Arun Kumar as a judge of the Allahabad High Court, nearly 27 months after the Supreme Court Collegium had recommended his name. The Collegium had first proposed his elevation on May 9, 2023, but the file remained pending with the government for over two years before it finally received approval. The...

Ex-IPS Officer Amitabh Thakur Moves Allahabad High Court Challenging Immunity Clause In Election Commissioners' Act 2023

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Friday (August 29) heard a writ petition filed by former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur challenging the constitutional validity of Section 16 of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023. Section 16 of the 2023 Act, in effect, insulates the Chief...

Allahabad High Court Raises Concern Over Male Gym Trainers Imparting Coaching To Female Clients Sans Safeguards

The Allahabad High Court recently raised 'serious' concerns over male gym trainers imparting training to female clients without adequate safeguards to ensure their safety and dignity. A bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav was hearing an appeal filed by a gym trainer who has been accused of using a caste-based slur against a woman client, pushing her and hurling...

'Pursuing Cases Against Very Powerful Individual': Allahabad HC Orders Interim Security For Man Questioning Rahul Gandhi's Citizenship

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Thursday directed the Union of India to immediately provide one Personal Security Officer (PSO) from the Central Armed Police Forces to a man who claimed constant threats on account of pursuing multiple cases against MP Priyanka Vadra and MP and Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, including questioning his citizenship. A Bench...

'Practice Seriously Deprecated': Allahabad HC Takes Exception To Advocate Addressing Court Sans Filing Vakalatnama Or Authority Letter

The Allahabad High Court recently took strong objection to an advocate addressing the Court without any Vakalatnama or authority letter from the client, observing that such a practice is 'detrimental' to the litigants on behalf of whom such an advocate is appearing. A Division Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi deprecated this practice while...