'Prima Facie Mala Fide': Allahabad High Court Stays LDA's Selective Demolition Action During Pending Appeal, Mulls Penal Proceedings Against OSD

The Court will consider taking penal action against the OSD under Section 26-D of the UP Urban Planning Act.

Only Parliament Can Modify SC List: Allahabad High Court Rejects Plea To Treat Nishad, Kevat As Synonyms Of 'Majhwar' Caste

The Allahabad High Court on Monday rejected a petition seeking a direction to treat the communities of Nishad, Kashyap, Kewat, Mallah and Bind as synonyms or generic names of the caste Majhwar, which is already a notified Scheduled Caste in Uttar Pradesh. A Division Bench of Justice Alok Mathur and Justice Amitabh Kumar Rai clarified that neither State Governments nor courts have...

Law Doesn't Require Eyewitnesses To Sign Inquest Report; Testimony Unaffected If Their Names Absent From Police Papers: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently affirmed the life imprisonment of a man convicted of a brutal daylight murder in 1998, as it clarified that the testimony of a credible eyewitness cannot be discarded merely because they did not sign the inquest report and other police papers, including spot recovery memos. A bench of Justice Salil Kumar Rai and Justice Ajay Kumar-II added that there...

Allahabad HC Acquits Rape Accused Who Spent 9 Yrs In Jail; Cites Inconsistencies In 8 Y/O Victim's Testimony, No Medical Evidence

The Allahabad High Court recently acquitted a man who spent over 9 years in jail on the allegations of committing rape and offences under the POCSO Act against an 8-year-old girl. Considering the inconsistencies and improvements in the minor victim's testimony, the conduct of her father and the absence of corroborative medical evidence, a Bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice...

Ram Mandir Donation Row | Allahabad HC Refuses Urgent Hearing Of PILs Seeking Probe Into 'Misappropriation Of Funds'

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) today refused out-of-turn hearing on two Public Interest Litigation (PIL) pleas seeking an investigation into the alleged misappropriation of donations and valuables at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya.A vacation bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia and Justice Amitabh Kumar Rai orally remarked that there was no immediate urgency to hear the pleas...

Oral Statements U/S 200 & 202 CrPC Can't Cure Material Omissions In Protest Petition, Rendering Allegations Doubtful: Allahabad HC

In a significant order on the scope of inquiries by a Magistrate under Sections 200 and 202 CrPC, the Allahabad High Court has held that material facts omitted from the protest petition cannot ordinarily be supplied later through oral statements of the complainant and witnesses. The bench added that the introduction of such facts for the first time during the inquiry/examination by...

Conviction Can't Rest On 'Last Seen' Alone Without Complete Chain Of Circumstances: Allahabad HC Acquits Man In 1986 Murder Case

The Allahabad High Court recently acquitted a man (sole surviving appellant) sentenced to life imprisonment in connection with a 1986 murder case, as it observed that the theory of "last seen together" is a "very weak kind of evidence" and it alone cannot sustain a conviction. A bench of Justice Rajnish Kumar and Justice Babita Rani added that the courts must ensure that the...

Motive Loses Significance When Crime Proved By Ocular Evidence: Allahabad High Court Upholds Conviction In 2015 Murder Case

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that the prosecution's case cannot be thrown out on the ground that the motive is not proved or that there is some doubt about it, if the occurrence is proved by ocular evidence. A bench of Justice Rajnish Kumar and Justice Zafeer Ahmad thus upheld the conviction and life sentence awarded to appellant-Hareram Chaudhary for the...

S. 483(2) BNSS | Can Bail Plea Be Heard In Victim's Absence If They Choose Not To Appear Despite Notice? Allahabad HC Answers

Interpreting Section 483 (2) BNSS, the Allahabad High Court has clarified that a bail application in certain cases of rape involving minors can be heard even if the informant or complainant/victim is absent, provided they were duly informed about the proceedings [2026 LiveLaw (AB) 324]. The Court stressed that the statutory mandate is to provide the complainant an opportunity of...

'Bolting Door After Setting Pregnant Wife Ablaze Shows Intent To Kill': Allahabad HC Affirms Murder Conviction; Fixes Jail Term To 20 Yrs

Death by Septicemia days later is still 'Murder' If it stems from intentional injuries sufficient to cause death, says Allahabad HC

PIL In Allahabad High Court Seeks CBI Probe Into Alleged Embezzlement Of Ayodhya Ram Mandir Donation Funds

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been moved before the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) seeking an independent, credible, and time-bound investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged “embezzlement of donation funds” (including monetary, gold, and silver) at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya. The petition, filed by a...

Lucknow Advocates' Strike Over Demolition Drive 'Illegal': Allahabad HC; Seeks Explanation On Lathi Distribution, Provocative Speeches

Taking a stern view of the recent clash between advocates and the local administration, the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Tuesday declared the 8-day strike by local advocates against an anti-encroachment drive as "unjustified and illegal". A Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Rajeev Bharti also took strong exception to the circulation of 'provocative'...