[SARFAESI Act] Limitation To Be Calculated From Date Of Last Action Against Which Aggrieved Party Approached DRT U/S 17: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that limitation for filing securitization application under Section 17 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 has to be calculated from the date on which last action occurred against which the aggrieved approached the Debt recovery Tribunal under Section 17.Justice Pankaj Bhatia held...

Allahabad High Court Fines Lucknow Development Authority ₹50K For Trespassing On Private Property

The Allahabad High Court imposed cost of Rs. 50,000 on Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) for trespassing on private property of a party and dispossessing him, without sanction of law.The high court thus directed the LDA to restore the "possession of the shop" to the petitioner "forthwith". Petitioner owned a shop in Sahara Bazar, Vibhuti Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow which was leased to...

Article 243-ZE | Allahabad High Court Raps UP Govt, State Election Commission For Not Conducting Polls To Committee For Metropolitan Planning

Recently, the Allahabad High Court pulled up the U.P. Government and the State Election Commission over non-holding of elections to the Committee for Metropolitan Planning despite the mandate of Article 243-ZE of the Constitution of India.The bench of Justice Saral Srivastava and Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal issued following directions,“the State Election Commissioner is directed to issue...

Allahabad High Court Slams UP Govt For 'Vexatious' Dowry Death Appeal, Orders ₹2 Lakh Compensation To Honourably Acquitted Man

The Allahabad High Court recently ordered compensation of Rs. 2 lakhs to a man, who after being honourably acquitted by the Court in a dowry death case was made to face “vexatious criminal prosecution” in State's appeal.The bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Avnish Saxena observed,“we are of staunch view that the State before issuing direction to public prosecutor to present this...

'Baseless Findings': 13 Sitting Allahabad HC Judges Urge CJ To Convene Full Court Against SC Order Stripping HC Judge Of Criminal Roster

In a strong and unprecedented move, at least 13 judges of the Allahabad High Court have written to the Chief Justice of the HC urging him to convene a Full Court to consider not giving effect to certain directions issued by the Supreme Court in its August 4 order taking away Justice Prashant Kumar's criminal roster until his retirement. The letter seeks consideration of the...

Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Sharing FB Post Showing PM Modi Apologising To Pakistan After 'Op Sindoor'

The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to one Shahrukh Khan, who was accused of sharing a controversial Facebook video allegedly showing edited visuals of Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologising to Pakistan amid the context of Indo-Pak tensions. A bench of Justice Krishan Pahal passed the order without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, on the condition that the...

Failure Of State Authorities To Take Timely Decisions Piles Up Case Pendency : Allahabad High Court

In a strongly worded order, the Allahabad High Court on Monday expressed serious concern over the casual functioning of State instrumentalities, after the Standing Counsel failed to assist the Court due to non-receipt of instructions from the concerned authority. A bench of Justice Manju Rani Chauhan was dealing with a writ petition filed by one Sunaina concerning payment from...

Five Judicial Officers Take Oath As Judges Of Allahabad High Court, Strength Increases To 84

Five judicial officers took oath as judges of Allahabad High Court on Thursday (August 7). Notably, on August 4 the Central Government had notified the appointment of the following Judicial Officers as Judges of the High Court. They are:1. Pramod Kumar Srivastava,2. Abdul Shahid,3. Santosh Rai,4. Tej Pratap Tiwari, and5. Zafeer AhmadWhile the Supreme Court Collegium recommended the names...

'Against Idea Of Secularism': Deity Moves Allahabad High Court Challenging 'UP Bankey Bihari Temple Trust Ordinance'

A writ petition has been moved before the Allahabad High Court challenging the constitutional validity of The Uttar Pradesh Shri Bankey Bihari Ji Temple Trust Ordinance, 2025, which proposes a statutory trust to manage the historic Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan (Mathura). The plea, filed by Shri Bankey Bihari, the presiding deity, along with Shebaits and members of the Sakhi Sect...

'UP Govt Committing A Sin; Temple Must Be Left Alone': Allahabad High Court Orally Slams State Over Banke Bihari Temple Ordinance

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday (August 6) continued to criticise the Uttar Pradesh Government's move to bring an Ordinance proposing a statutory trust to manage the historic Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan (Mathura), remarking that the government was committing a 'sin'. This remark has come two days after the Supreme Court also questioned the UP government's "tearing hurry"...

Allahabad High Court Issues Notice To Centre, State Govt On Plea To Identify & Deport Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants From UP

The Allahabad High Court has sought responses from the Central Government, the Election Commission of India (ECI), and the Government of Uttar Pradesh on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking a comprehensive survey and verification drive to identify and deport illegal Bangladeshi immigrants residing in the State. A Bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Manish Kumar,...

'Anti-National Ideology': Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Man Over Alleged FB Posts Ridiculing PM Modi, Glorifying Pakistan

The Allahabad High Court last week rejected the bail plea of a man accused of sharing objectionable and provocative content on Facebook targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi while glorifying Pakistan. A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh observed that the alleged posts appeared to 'ridicule' Indian leadership and promote a narrative contrary to the interest of...