Allahabad High Court
'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...
Police Has No Unbridled Power To Open History-Sheet On Likes Or Dislikes; Cogent Material Required For Reasonable Suspicion: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that police cannot exercise 'unbridled' and 'uncanalised' power in opening history sheets against someone merely on the basis of their likes or dislikes, and that cogent and reliable material is required to form a reasonable suspicion. The Court specifically observed that Regulations 228 and 240 of the Uttar Pradesh Police Regulations do not give...
Allahabad High Court Raps Horticulture Dept Director For Denying Maternity Leave On 2-Yr Gap Ground; Issues Contempt Notice
The Allahabad High Court last week took serious note of the conduct of the Director, Horticulture and Food Processing Department, Uttar Pradesh, for once again rejecting a woman employee's application for maternity leave on the ground that a gap of two years had not elapsed between the first and second maternity leave. While hearing the petition filed by one Sushila Patel, a bench...
Hindu Marriage Doesn't Become Invalid Merely Because It Is Not Registered: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a Hindu marriage does not become invalid merely because it is not registered, and therefore, a Family Court cannot insist on the production of a marriage registration certificate in a mutual divorce petition. The court added that while the State Governments are empowered to make rules for registering such marriages, their purpose is only to...