Review Plea Filed Against Allahabad HC Order Refusing To Entertain PIL Seeking Cancellation Of Rahul Gandhi's Citizenship

A review petition has been filed in the Allahabad High Court challenging its May 2025 order, in which it refused to entertain a fresh PIL plea moved by a BJP Member (S. Vignesh Shishir) seeking the cancellation of Congress leader and LoP in LokSabha Rahul Gandhi's citizenship. For context, the said PIL plea was dismissed as withdrawn as a division bench had pointed out that...

Allahabad HC Seeks Parties' Stand On Justice Mathur Commission Report Suggesting Reforms In UP PCS(J) Exam Process

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday took on record a Preliminary Report submitted by a one-man Commission led by Justice Govind Mathur (Former Chief Justice of Allahabad HC), recommending immediate reforms and procedural amendments in the conduct of the Uttar Pradesh PCS(J) Competitive Examinations. A bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra...

Tenants Can't Resist Demolition Of Dilapidated Building, Protecting Life More Important Than Enforcing Tenancy Rights: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that protection from threat to life of tenant in a dilapidated building is more important than the tenancy rights of individuals under the U.P. Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Act, 2021.The bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Jayant Banerji held“The tenants, however, will not be entitled to object to the expeditious demolition of the...

Reasonable Care Must Be Applied Before Invoking Offence Of Endangering Sovereignty, Unity & Integrity Of India: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has observed that 'reasonable care' and 'standards of a reasonable person' must be applied before invoking Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which criminalizes alleged acts endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India. The Court added that since spoken words or posts on social media are also covered by the liberty of freedom of...

'To Err Is Human': Allahabad HC Directs Re-Checking Of NEET Aspirant's OMR Who Accidentally Mentioned Wrong Booklet Code

Recently, the Allahabad High Court directed re-checking of a National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test [NEET (UG)]-2025 aspirant's Optical Marks Recognition (OMR) sheet who had 'wrongly' mentioned the question booklet number and had secured 41 marks instead of 589 marks. While not giving any interim relief to the petitioner regarding her selection status, the bench of Justice Arindam...

Merely Supporting Pakistan Sans Referring To Any Incident Or India Doesn't Attract S. 152 BNS: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday observed that merely showing support to Pakistan without referring to any incident or mentioning the name of India will not, prima facie, attract the offence under Section 152 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which penalises acts endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India. A bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal made this...

'Abysmal' Prosecution Success Rate : Allahabad HC Registers Suo Motu PIL To Examine Crime Scene Probe SOP In UP

In a significant order, the Allahabad High Court has directed the institution of a separate Criminal Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to examine and improve the standard procedures followed for crime scene probes across Uttar Pradesh. “We are of the opinion that regarding the Standard Operating Procedure for Crime Scene Investigation to be followed in the State of U.P. so...

Cricketer Yash Dayal Moves Allahabad High Court Against FIR Over Sexual Harassment Allegations

Cricketer Yash Dayal, who plays for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), has moved the Allahabad High Court challenging an FIR lodged against him for allegedly sexually exploiting a woman. The matter will likely be heard by a division bench next week. The FIR was registered against 27-year-old Dayal on July 6 at Indirapuram police station in Ghaziabad under section 69...

With S. 111 Of BNS Covering 'Organised Crime', Hasn't Gangsters Act Become Redundant? Allahabad HC Asks UP Govt

The Allahabad High Court has observed that with the coming into force of Section 111 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, which defines and penalises the offence of 'organised crime', the provisions of the UP Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 appear to have become 'redundant'. A bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Avnish Saxena has also called for...

Allahabad High Court Decries Threats To PIL Petitioners By Encroachers, Govt Officials; Takes Judicial Notice

The Allahabad High Court has taken judicial notice of what it termed an 'everyday malady' faced by petitioners who approach the Court by filing Public Interest Litigations (PIL) pleas raising complaints of encroachment. The Court observed that such petitioners are routinely browbeaten, often through physical assault or threats, by the encroachers themselves or, at times, even by...

'Members Of Bar Work Like Soldiers': Allahabad HC Imposes ₹25K Cost On Gram Pradhan For 'Threatening' Lawyer

Observing that lawyers are working like soldiers under the very strained judicial system, the Allahabad High Court recently imposed a cost of Rs. 25,000 on the Gram Pradhan who threatened the petitioner lawyer with a case under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. While imposing a cost for speaking to the lawyer in a derogatory manner, Justice...

Lawyer Chamber Turned 'Vivah Kendra': Allahabad HC Directs Eviction Of 2 Advocates From Lucknow District Court Campus

In a significant order, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the unauthorised operation of a so-called 'Vivah Kendra' (Marriage Centre) inside a lawyer's Chamber situated in the old CSC building in the Lucknow District Court Campus. The Court not only ordered the immediate eviction of the 2 advocates occupying the said chamber but also referred the matter to...