Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up : January 12 To January 18, 2026

ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE WEEK Rohingya Funding Syndicate | Allahabad High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Alleged Kingpin, Slams IO For 'Callous' Approach Case Title - Dr. Abdul Ghaffar vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chif Secy. / Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 2 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 18 Citation : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 18 The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Friday...

Allahabad High Court Annual Digest 2025 : Part II [Citations 301 - 590]

[SARFAESI Act] Limitation To Be Calculated From Date Of Last Action Against Which Aggrieved Party Approached DRT U/S 17: Allahabad High Court Case Title: Vimla Kashyap and Ors v. Union of India and Ors [MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No.3953 of 2025] Case citation : 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 301 The Allahabad High Court has held that limitation for filing securitization...

Mandatory For Police To Prosecute Informants Of False FIRs; IOs To Face Contempt For Non-Compliance: Allahabad High Court

In a significant order, the Allahabad High Court has issued a strict mandamus to the police machinery in the state to mandatorily initiate prosecution against individuals/informants who lodge false or malicious First Information Reports (FIRs).A bench of Justice Praveen Kumar Giri held that if an investigation reveals that an FIR was based on false information, the IO is...

UP Revenue Code 2006 : High Court Slams State's 'Woefully Lacking' Affidavit On Women's Succession Rights In Agricultural Land

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Monday came down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh government for its evasive and “woefully lacking” response to a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the UP-Revenue Code, 2006.The 5 pleas challenge Sections 108, 109, and 110 of the 2006 Code, contending that these provisions discriminate against women in the line of...

MV Act | Minor With Permanent Functional Disability Entitled To Compensation As 'Skilled Workman': Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that an unemployed minor having 100% permanent functional disability after accident, is entitled to compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act as a "skilled workman". While dealing with an appeal for enhancement of compensation granted by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Justice Sandeep Jain held:“even if, it is assumed that the claimant was only 16 years...

Will In Favour Of Any Person Doesn't Affect Compassionate Appointment Which Is Based On Dependence On Deceased: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that there is no provision in the scheme of compassionate appointment under the U.P. Recruitment of Dependents of Government Servants Dying-in-Harness Rules, 1974 which provides for determination of suitability based on will of the deceased. It held that compassionate appointment is granted based on dependence of the family member upon the deceased...

Parental Disputes, Pending Matrimonial & Criminal Matters Between Parents No Ground To Deny Passport To Minor: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that passport can only be denied for reasons enumerated under Section 6 of the Passport Act, 1967 and cannot be denied for administrative consideration and in circumstance where there is parental dispute, matrimonial disputes and criminal matters pending between natural guardians of a minor.Referring to Section 6 of the Act, the bench of Justice Ajit Kumar...

Victim's Silence On Rape Before Doctor & Magistrate Casts Shadow Of Doubt On Prosecution : Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Conviction 

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday set aside the conviction of a man accused of kidnapping and rape while factoring in that the victim did not mention anything about forcible sexual assault during her medical examination or in her statement under Section 164 CrPC made before the Judicial Magistrate.A bench of Justice Achal Sachdev noted that the victim's act of resiling (retracting) from...

'Deceitful Means' | Marriage Promise By Already Married Man Prima Facie Attracts Section 69 BNS : Allahabad High Court

In an order passed today, the Allahabad High Court refused to quash criminal proceedings against a teacher accused of maintaining a sexual relationship with his student for over a decade under the false promise of marriage.A bench of Justice Avnish Saxena noted that since the accused was already married when he entered into a relationship with the victim, the alleged promise to marry her...

No Travel Restrictions In Bail Order : Allahabad HC Directs Trial Court To Grant Passport NOC To Dancer Sapna Choudhary

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) last week set aside a lower court order that refused to grant a 'No Objection Certificate' (NOC) to popular Actor-Dancer and stage performer, Sapna Choudhary, for the renewal of her passport. Allowing her application filed under Section 482 CrPC, a bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia directed the trial court to issue an NOC to her for renewal. The Court...

Can Police Approve Gang Charts Without DM? Allahabad High Court Flags 'Unfettered' Discretion In Commissionerate System; Summons ACS

In a stinging rebuke to the UP Govt regarding the implementation of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, the Allahabad High Court recently issued a show-cause notice to the Additional Chief Secretary (Home).A bench of Justice Vinod Diwakar has directed the top bureaucrat to explain the repeated failure of the Home Department to provide justification...

Rohingya Funding Syndicate | Allahabad High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Alleged Kingpin, Slams IO For 'Callous' Approach

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Friday refused anticipatory bail to a man alleged to be the 'main kingpin' of a syndicate that has been accused of extending illegal and unwarranted help to Bangladeshi, Rohingya and other anti-national people so that they can settle in India and create unrest and disharmony.A Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Pramod Kumar...