Five Judicial Officers Take Oath As Judges Of Allahabad High Court, Strength Increases To 84

Five judicial officers took oath as judges of Allahabad High Court on Thursday (August 7). Notably, on August 4 the Central Government had notified the appointment of the following Judicial Officers as Judges of the High Court. They are:1. Pramod Kumar Srivastava,2. Abdul Shahid,3. Santosh Rai,4. Tej Pratap Tiwari, and5. Zafeer AhmadWhile the Supreme Court Collegium recommended the names...

'Against Idea Of Secularism': Deity Moves Allahabad High Court Challenging 'UP Bankey Bihari Temple Trust Ordinance'

A writ petition has been moved before the Allahabad High Court challenging the constitutional validity of The Uttar Pradesh Shri Bankey Bihari Ji Temple Trust Ordinance, 2025, which proposes a statutory trust to manage the historic Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan (Mathura). The plea, filed by Shri Bankey Bihari, the presiding deity, along with Shebaits and members of the Sakhi Sect...

'UP Govt Committing A Sin; Temple Must Be Left Alone': Allahabad High Court Orally Slams State Over Banke Bihari Temple Ordinance

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday (August 6) continued to criticise the Uttar Pradesh Government's move to bring an Ordinance proposing a statutory trust to manage the historic Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan (Mathura), remarking that the government was committing a 'sin'. This remark has come two days after the Supreme Court also questioned the UP government's "tearing hurry"...

Allahabad High Court Issues Notice To Centre, State Govt On Plea To Identify & Deport Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants From UP

The Allahabad High Court has sought responses from the Central Government, the Election Commission of India (ECI), and the Government of Uttar Pradesh on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking a comprehensive survey and verification drive to identify and deport illegal Bangladeshi immigrants residing in the State. A Bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Manish Kumar,...

'Anti-National Ideology': Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Man Over Alleged FB Posts Ridiculing PM Modi, Glorifying Pakistan

The Allahabad High Court last week rejected the bail plea of a man accused of sharing objectionable and provocative content on Facebook targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi while glorifying Pakistan. A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh observed that the alleged posts appeared to 'ridicule' Indian leadership and promote a narrative contrary to the interest of...

Special Appeal Not Maintainable Against Routine PIL Orders That Don't Affect Valuable Rights Of Parties: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that 'Special Appeals' under Chapter VIII Rule 5 of the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952, are not maintainable against routine orders passed by the Single Judge if they don't determine the rights and obligations of the parties. "…an interlocutory order to be appealable under Chapter VIII Rule 5 of the Rules must adversely affect the valuable right of...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Five Judicial Officers As Judges Of Allahabad High Court

The Central Government today notified the appointment of the following Judicial Officers as Judges of the Allahabad High Court. They are:1. Pramod Kumar Srivastava, 2. Abdul Shahid, 3. Santosh Rai, 4. Tej Pratap Tiwari, and 5. Zafeer AhmadWhile the Supreme Court Collegium recommended the names of judicial officers Srivastava, Rai, and Ahmad on July 1, the proposal to appoint Judicial...

Threatening A Person From Approaching Court Is 'Most Serious Of Criminal Contempts': Allahabad High Court

Taking serious note of threats to a PIL petitioner, the Allahabad High Court observed that obstructing a person from seeking legal remedies amounts to the most serious of criminal contempts. The Court has summoned the accused and sought an affidavit from SP Fatehpur.

'Adjourning Case Over Bar's Strike Proposal Could Invite Disciplinary Action': Allahabad HC Issues Show Cause Notice To SDM

The Allahabad High Court last week pulled up a Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) for adjourning a case in deference to a resolution of the local Bar Association in Aligarh calling upon the Advocates to abstain from judicial work. A bench of Justice JJ Munir observed that accepting such a strike resolution may amount to misconduct on the part of the Presiding Officer and could...

S.223 BNSS | 'Notice To Accused Can't Be Issued Without First Recording Statements Of Complainant, Witness': Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court last week clarified that a Magistrate cannot issue a notice to a prospective accused under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), without first recording the statements of the complainant and the witnesses, if any. With this, a bench of Justice Rajnish Kumar quashed a notice issued to the accused (applicant-Rakesh Kumar Chaturvedi)...

Anticipatory Bail Plea Not Maintainable On Mere Issuance Of Summons In Complaint Case Involving Non-Bailable Offence: Allahabad High Court

In a recent order, the Allahabad High Court clarified the scope of anticipatory bail under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) as it held that in a complaint case involving accusation of a non-bailable offence, anticipatory bail plea will not be maintainable upon the mere issuance of a summons, as in such a case, there is no apprehension of arrest by the...

'Shouldn't Accept Briefs If Too Busy': Allahabad High Court Orders Removal Of Govt Counsel From KDA Panel Over Absence

On Thursday, the Allahabad High Court directed the Vice-Chairman, Kanpur Development Authority (KDA) to remove one of its panel advocates after the counsel failed to appear in court and delegated the matter to a junior colleague. A bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal, which was hearing a revenue matter, noted that although the concerned advocate had accepted notice on behalf...