Govt Policy Granting Promotion To Remove Stagnation Must Be Applied Uniformly: Allahabad High Court

While dealing with a case of Telephone Operators working in Board of Revenue being promoted to the post of Lower Division Assistant in Civil Secretariat, the Allahabad High Court has held that government policy granting promotion to remove stagnation must be applied uniformly. The U.P. Board of Revenue Ministerial Service Rules, 1983 govern service conditions of the employees working in...

Father Is Natural Guardian After Mother's Death, Ordinarily Most Suitable For Minor's Welfare: Allahabad HC Allows Habeas Plea

The Allahabad High Court has observed that after the demise of the mother, the father is the natural guardian and ordinarily the most suitable person to look after the welfare of the minor.A bench of Justice Sandeep Jain thus allowed a Habeas corpus plea filed by a father, directing the maternal relatives of a 13-month-old child to hand over the child's custody to the petitioner.It was...

No Bar On Second Maternity Leave Within 2 Years Of First: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that there is no bar on second maternity leave being sought by a woman within 2 years of the first maternity leave. Relying on the earlier decision of the Allahabad High Court in Anupam Yadav & Ors versus State of U.P. & Ors., Justice Karunesh Singh Pawar held,“In the case of Anupam Yadav (supra), as is evident from a perusal of the judgment, there...

UP Goondas Act | Two Criminal Cases Not Enough To Brand A Person 'Goonda', It Damages Reputation: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has observed that merely on the basis of one or two criminal cases, a person cannot be branded as a 'Goonda' under the UP Control of Goondas Act, 1970.A bench of Justice Sandeep Jain added that such punitive action of the State causes irreparable damage to the reputation of such a person and his family.The single judge was essentially dealing with a writ...

'Is A Competent Officer Available At Allahabad Bench?': High Court Asks UOI On NCLT Joint Scrutiny Order

[Update to Readers: While the oral observations during the open court hearing earlier in the day indicated that the Court stayed the impugned notification, the written order uploaded subsequently does not record an interim stay. Instead, the Court has sought instructions from the Union of India and posted the matter for April 24.The article has been amended to reflect the HC order.]The...

Allahabad High Court Awards ₹28 Lakh Compensation To Man Who Lost Both Arms From Electrocution As A Child In 1997

The Allahabad High Court has recently awarded a compensation of Rs. 27.90 lakhs to a man who lost both arms on being electrocuted by a transformer when he was a child, in 1997. The Court held that the transformer was installed just outside the Primary School where the appellant studied and being aware that anyone could come in contact with the transformer, no action was taken by the...

Forest Rights Act Recognizes Existing Rights, Supersedes Prior Court Orders: Allahabad HC Grants Relief To Tharu Community

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that the authorities cannot short-circuit the existing statutory rights of the forest dwellers by blindly relying on court orders issued before the enactment of the Forest Rights Act, 2006.A bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary thus quashed a 2021 order passed by the District Level Committee, Lakhimpur, refusing...

Cow Slaughter Disturbs 'Even Tempo Of Life', Spontaneously Evokes Violent Reactions: Allahabad High Court Upholds NSA Detention

The Allahabad High Court last week upheld the detention of a person under the National Security Act (NSA), 1980, who has been accused of slaughtering a cow and two calves in the jungle around the time of Holi in 2025.A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Sanjiv Kumar observed that the slaughtering of a cow spontaneously evokes strong emotions and violent reactions for obvious injury to...

Ought Not To Get Married If You Can't Maintain Wife, Children: Allahabad HC Rejects Husband's Plea Citing Poor Finances

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that men who feel that they cannot maintain a wife and children if the marriage goes sour ought not to get married in the first place at all.A bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Vivek Saran added that a man cannot fall back on their poor financial condition to escape the responsibility of maintaining his wife."Once a man marries a woman, he...

Rahul Gandhi Citizenship Row | 'Court Maligned': Allahabad HC Slams BJP Worker For Social Media Posts Casting Aspersions; Judge Recuses

In a significant development, Justice Subhash Vidyarthi of the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) today RECUSED from the case filed by BJP worker Vignesh Shishir seeking an FIR against LoP Rahul Gandhi over his alleged British citizenshipThe recusal came as the Court took strong exception to certain social media posts and media interviews by Shishir, noting that they cast aspersions on...

Relief For Advocate In 'Illness Slip' Row: Allahabad HC Waives ₹20K Cost, Expunges Adverse Remarks Following Apology

The Allahabad High Court last week expunged its adverse remarks made earlier against an advocate who had attempted to deceive the Court by sending an illness slip while appearing in another case before another Court on the same day.Accepting the unconditional oral apology tendered by the advocate, a bench of Justice Gautam Chowdhary also waived the cost of Rs. 20,000/- imposed upon in the...

No Proof Of Harassment Over Demand For 'Radio': Allahabad High Court Acquits Husband In 1982 Abetment To Suicide Case

The Allahabad High Court recently acquitted a man in connection with a 1982 abetment to suicide case of his wife. The Court noted that it was not proven that the husband caused any harassment of the victim-wife over the demand for a radio, due to which she allegedly died by suicide."...prosecution has miserably failed to prove that the appellant caused any harassment of the deceased and...