'Won't Allow State's Entry Into Religion': Allahabad HC Orally Questions UP Govt Over Banke Bihari Temple Trust Ordinance

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday made strong oral observations questioning the Uttar Pradesh Government for coming up with '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). A bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal questioned the constitutional propriety of the...

Allahabad High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost On DM, ₹25K On Education Officer For Violating Law On Blacklisting Of Companies

The Allahabad High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 1,00,000 on District Magistrate, Unnao and Rs. 25,000 on District Basic Education Officer, Unnao for violating the law laid down by the Supreme Court regarding blacklisting of companies.Petitioners approached the High Court against the order blacklisting them on grounds that no show cause notice was issued to them prior to passing of the...

Allahabad High Court Imposes ₹25K Cost On Litigant Repeatedly Agitating Compassionate Appointment Plea By Suppressing Previous Rejection

Last week, the Allahabad High Court imposed cost of Rs. 25,000 on a litigant who had been repeatedly approaching the High Court for consideration of his application for compassionate appointment even though his claim had been rejected in 2011, and the order of 2011 remained unchallenged.After petitioner's father died-in-harness in 2007, he applied for compassionate appointment. Though his...

Allahabad High Court Allows 17-Yr-Old Survivor To Terminate 31-Week Pregnancy Despite Health Risk, Says Reproductive Autonomy Paramount

Recently, the Allahabad High Court allowed a 17 and half year old rape victim to terminate 31 weeks pregnancy holding that will and consent of the pregnant lady was paramount even though there was risk to life of the mother and baby in terminating the pregnancy.While allowing the petition for medical termination of pregnancy, the bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Ram Manohar...

Following HC Directions, UP Govt Issues Circular Barring Cops From Directly Contacting Parties, Lawyers In Sub-Judice Matters

Following directions from the Allahabad High Court, the Uttar Pradesh Government has issued a comprehensive, State-wide guidelines to prevent police interference in sub judice matters. The guidelines strictly prohibit police personnel from contacting petitioners or their advocates concerned with sub-judice matters without lawful authority and prior sanction from a competent officer...

'Claim For Interim Injunction Arose After 27 Yrs': Allahabad High Court Denies Appeal U/S 37 Of A&C Act, Cites Inordinate Delay

The Allahabad High Court has recently dismissed an appeal filed under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 filed by M/s Law Publishers and a partner of the firm against the rejection of the application under Section 9 of the Act by the Commercial Court on grounds that the appellant had approached the Court after 27 years.The bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up : July 21 To July 27, 2025

NOMINAL INDEX Ashok Kumar Maurya v. The State Of U.P. And 25 Others 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 258 Prabhat Mishra v. State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Higher Education Govt. U.P. Lko. And 2 Others 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 259 State of U.P. through its Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Basic Education, Government of U.P., Lucknow and others v. Jai Singh and others 2025 LiveLaw (AB)...

'Nothing To Show His Involvement In Incident': Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Shahi Jama Masjid Head In Sambhal Violence Case

The Allahabad High Court last week granted bail to Zafar Ali, the Chairman of Shahi Jama Masjid Committee (in Sambhal), in connection with the violence that took place on November 24 last year during the court-ordered survey of the mosque to determine whether a temple existed at the premises. A bench of Justice Sameer Jain noted that from the perusal of the material collected...

Venue Is Construed As Seat In Absence Of Contrary Indicia, If Arbitration Agreement Only Mentions 'Venue': Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has held that when only one place is mentioned in the arbitration agreement and is termed as “venue”, the same is to be treated as the “seat” also, unless something contrary is mentioned in the agreement.“If the arbitration agreement mentions only one place and even if it is termed as the 'venue', then unless there is a contrary indicia the 'venue' is...

Departmental Appeal Not Automatically Abated Upon Death Of Employee, Denial Of Post Terminal Benefits Has Consequences On Heirs: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has held that departmental appeal is not automatically abated upon death of the employee as the order in such proceedings has serious civil consequences and affects the post terminal benefits on the legal heirs of the deceased employee.Noting that the employer-employee relationship ends with the retirement/ death of the employee, Justice Ajit Kumar held,“In...

Allahabad High Court Refuses To Restore Lease Of 'Consistent Defaulter', Says Relief Will Set Negative Precedent For Future Allottees

While holding that equity under writ jurisdiction cannot be given in favour of those who consistently default in their obligations, the Allahabad High Court held that restoration of leases where multiple long-term defaults have been made sets a negative precedence for future allottees in terms of payment schedules and other obligations.The bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and...

'No Signs Of Deceased Saving Herself': Allahabad High Court Rejects Cooking Fire Theory, Upholds Husband's Conviction In Dowry Death Case

Rejecting the claim of the accused that the deceased woman had accidentally caught fire while cooking, the Allahabad High Court last week upheld the conviction of a man in a 1991 dowry death case. A Bench of Justice Rajnish Kumar upheld the trial court's judgment wherein the accused was convicted under Sections 304-B and 498-A IPC and sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment...