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...

No Bar On Power Of DM To Entertain A Second Plea U/S 14 SARFAESI Act: Allahabad HC Endorses Bombay HC's View

The Allahabad High Court recently agreed with the view of the Bombay High Court that in cases where the borrower illegally re-enters the secured asset after possession has already been delivered to the Bank under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act, a fresh application under the said provision is maintainable. Following the decision of the Bombay High Court in The Nashik...

Allahabad High Court Monthly Digest: June 2025

NOMINAL INDEX M/S Metro Amusement Pvt. Ltd. Abu Plaza, Abulane v. Union Of India And Another 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 204 M/s Patanjali Ayurved limited v. Union of India and Others 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 205 Anwar Dhebar vs. State Of Up And 2 Others 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 206 Angad Soni v. Arpita Yadav 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 207 Sachin Sirohi And Another vs. State of U.P. 2025 LiveLaw...

'Act Not Harming Society': Allahabad HC Grants Anticipatory Bail In Case Over Alleged Post Questioning Govt After Pahalgam Attack

The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted anticipatory bail to one Azaz Ahmad, who has been booked under Sections 353(3) and 152 BNS for allegedly making a post on social media questioning the government following the recent Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu & Kashmir. While allowing the bail plea, a bench of Justice Vikram D Chauhan observed that the AGA was not able to show...

Zonal Office Committee Report For Classification Of Bank Employee As 'Fraud' Must Be Supplied To Delinquent: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held the report of Zonal Office Committee for Classification of Fraud must be provided to the delinquent employee to enable him to challenge it. It also held that if procedures prescribed in the RBI Master Direction are followed, the order labelling delinquent employee “fraudulent” can stand and he/she can pursue appropriate legal remedy against the report of...

Allahabad HC Directs SSP's Personal Appearance Over Failure To Provide Police Force To Judge Executing Commission

The Allahabad High Court last week passed an order directing the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Gorakhpur, to appear in person and explain why he failed to comply with its order to provide necessary police force to the Judge Small Cause Court, who was executing HC's Commission. A bench of Justice JJ Munir was dealing with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by...

Litigants Can't Be Compelled To Deposit Higher Amounts For Instituting Proceedings; ₹125 Cap On Photo-Identification Fee: Allahabad HC

While partially upholding the order of the Single Judge removing excessive fee for photo identification at the Allahabad High Court, the Lucknow Bench held that amounts higher than those prescribed in office memorandum dated 22.11.2024 cannot be charged from litigants to file cases or affidavits in the High Court.While observing that there was a difference in the receipts printed at the...

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging UP Govt's Primary School Merger Plan

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed two petitions challenging the Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Department's plan of merging government primary and upper primary schools that have less than 50 enrolled students.A bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia thus upheld the State Government's decision for 'pairing' of eligible schools with nearby educational facilities so as to make the education...

'Fake' Degree Row : Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Criminal Case Against Dy CM Keshav Maurya

The Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking the registration of a criminal case against Senior BJP Leader and Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya over allegations of submitting fake educational degrees while contesting elections and obtaining a petrol pump dealership. The bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh rejected the plea filed by Diwakar...

Developer Can't Be Blamed For Delay When Plea Seeking Permission For Construction Kept Pending By Development Authority: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that when the application for grant of permission for construction has been kept pending by the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA), the developer cannot be blamed for not constructing flats within the stipulated period in the lease deed.While granting relief to M/s Kinetic Buildtech Pvt. Ltd., petitioner on cancellation of allotment...

Allahabad HC Restrains UP Police From Making Late-Night Domiciliary Visits To Alleged History-Sheeter

The Allahabad High Court recently restrained the Uttar Pradesh Police from making late-night 'domiciliary' visits to a man against whom a history sheet has been opened. A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Anil Kumar-X referred to the Supreme Court's judgment in the celebrated case of Kharak Singh vs The State Of U. P. & Others, wherein it was held that the police cannot...

Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Ex-IIS Officer Accused Of Killing Lawyer-Wife, Hiding In Closet To Evade Arrest

The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to former Indian Information Service officer Nitin Nath Singh, accused of murdering his wife, Renu Sinha (a lawyer by profession), in 2023 and then allegedly hiding in the storeroom of his Noida home to evade arrest. A bench of Justice Siddharth granted him bail, noting that he is a senior citizen and not a hardened criminal who could pose...