Allahabad High Court
UP Bar Council To Suspend Licenses Of 'History-Sheeter' Advocates, High Court Told; SHOs Directed To Certify No Cases Concealed
The Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh has informed the Allahabad High Court that it has taken a unanimous decision to suspend the licenses of advocates who are listed as history-sheeters or gangsters in the police records. The submission was made before a bench of Justice Vinod Diwakar on December 15 during the hearing of a petition filed by advocate Mohammad Kafeel, who is facing a series...
Bareilly Violence | 'Sar Tan Se Juda' Slogan Against India's Sovereignty, Incites Armed Rebellion; No Quranic Basis : Allahabad HC Denies Bail
Rejecting the bail application of an accused involved in the Bareilly violence of September 2025, the Allahabad High Court has observed that the raising of the slogan "gustakh-e-nabi ki ek saja, sar tan se juda, sar tan se juda" (the only punishment for disrespecting the Prophet is beheading) by a crowd constitutes a direct challenge to the authority of the law and the sovereignty...
Allahabad High Court Rejects PIL To Adopt ECI's 'SIR' Guidelines For UP Three-Tier Panchayat Roll Revision
The Allahabad High Court, on Wednesday, rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking the implementation of the Election Commission of India's (ECI) guidelines for 'Special Intensive Revision' (SIR) of Electoral Rolls for the upcoming Three-Tier Panchayat Elections in Uttar Pradesh.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Jaspreet Singh dismissed the plea filed...
Law Treats Everyone Equally, State Must Not Be Granted Undue Benefit Of Delay Condonation: Allahabad High Court
While dealing with a delay of 5,743 days in filing Review Petition, the Allahabad High Court held that government departments are obligated to perform duties with diligence which includes filing petitions in a timely manner. It held that law treats private individuals/ entities and government the same and undue benefit of delay condonation must not be granted to the State.The bench of...
Lawyers At Initial Stage Of Practice In District Courts Struggle To Earn Sufficient Income: Allahabad High Court
Observing that it is a matter of common knowledge that lawyers at the initial stage of practice in district courts struggle to earn sufficient income and often face severe financial hardship, the Allahabad High Court recently reduced the maintenance amount payable by a junior advocate to his estranged wife. A Bench of Justice Madan Pal Singh modified the order of the Family...
Muslim Marriage | Maintaining Second Wife Not Ground To Deny Maintenance To First Legally Wedded Wife: Allahabad High Court
While dealing with maintenance dispute arising in a Muslim marriage, the Allahabad High Court has held that a husband maintaining second wife cannot be a ground to deny maintenance to the lawfully wedded first wife who is wholly dependent on her parents for financial support.Briefly put, husband approached the High Court against a Family Court order awarding Rs. 20,000 monthly maintenance to...
Teachers' Absence In Schools Frustrates RTE Act: Allahabad High Court Directs UP Govt To Frame On-Time Attendance Policy In 3 Months
Observing that the absence of teachers frustrates the very purpose of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, the Allahabad High Court recently refused to interfere with the suspension of primary school teachers who were found absent from their school during an inspection. A bench of Justice Prakash Padia, while disposing of the writ petitions, also...
Husband's Attempt To Shift Case After Obtaining Ex-Parte Divorce Reflects 'Ulterior Motive To Delay': Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that the husband himself filing for divorce in one Court and after the decree seeking transfer of recall proceedings to another city shows his ulterior motive to cause delay in conclusion of divorce proceedings.Justice Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi held,“The conduct of the applicant to prefer the Family Court at Gonda for instituting the proceeding and thereafter...
Trial Court's Order To Deport Convict 'As Per Rules' Doesn't Compel Deportation; Authorities To Act As Per Law: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court recently DISMISSED a criminal revision petition filed by a woman convicted under the Foreigners Act, as it clarified that the trial court's order to authorities to take action for her deportation 'नियमानुसार' ["in accordance with rules"] does not amount to a mandatory direction to deport. The Bench of Justice Anil Kumar-X observed that...
Allahabad High Court Sets Aside UP Bar Council Ex-Parte Order Suspending Lawyer Accused Of Bigamy For 10 Years
Recently, the Allahabad High Court set aside a 10-year suspension imposed by the Uttar Pradesh State Bar Council on a lawyer on the ground that no opportunity of hearing was afforded to him. The lawyer was charged with moral turpitude for alleged bigamy. A bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Manjive Shukla observed thus: "The show cause notice was issued on February 17, 2025...
Allahabad High Court Seeks Details Of RBI Guidelines For Loans To Foreign Firms With Guarantors & Assets Abroad
The Allahabad High Court recently sought specific instructions from the Union of India regarding Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines pertaining to loans given to foreign companies on foreign soil, where the collateral security is from a foreigner. A bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Anish Kumar Gupta was dealing with a Writ petition filed by one Mohammed Farouk,...