Allahabad High Court
'Disgusting That No Progress Made Till Now': Allahabad HC Seeks DGP's Affidavit In Missing Varanasi Man's Case
Almost a week after it passed a strongly worded order criticizing the state police officials for evading their duty to receive and address public grievances, the Allahabad High Court has now directed the newly-appointed Director General of Police (DGP), IPS Rajeev Krishna, to file an affidavit in connection with the case of a missing 21-year-old man from Varanasi. A bench...
Allahabad High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Election Of BJP MLA From Tundla
The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a petition challenging the election of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Prem Pal Singh Dhangar from the Tundla assembly seat of the state's Firozabad district. A bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal dismissed the plea filed by Prem Pal Singh on the ground of non-disclosure of material facts while filing the election petition. In brief,...
Allahabad HC Rejects PIL To Stay NEET-UG 2025 Results Declaration, Quash & Re-Conduct 'Physics' Section Of Paper
A vacation bench of the Allahabad High Court today rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking to stay the to-be-announced results of NEET-UG 2025 and to quash the physics section of the paper and order re-conduct of the same.A bench of Justice Saurabh Lavania and Justice Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi dismissed the PIL plea filed by Deenbandhu Samgra Swasthya Avam Siksha Shodh Sansthan....
Anticipatory Bail Plea Maintainable In NDPS Act Cases; S. 482 BNSS Prevails Over 'CrPC (UP Amendment) Act 2018': Allahabad HC
In a significant order, the Allahabad High Court has held that with the enforcement of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023, anticipatory bail plea would now be maintainable in NDPS Act cases in the state of Uttar Pradesh, as the previous bar under the state's CrPC amendment has effectively been repealed by the BNSS. A bench of Justice Manish Mathur ruled that with...
'Didn't Even Dream Of Offending Dignity': DM Apologizes After Being Rapped For 'Reminding' Allahabad HC Of Legal Provision
IAS Officer Jasjit Kaur, presently serving as the District Magistrate, Bijnor, recently tendered an 'unconditional' and 'unqualified' apology to the Allahabad High Court after the Court took strong exception to an affidavit filed by her, which it viewed as an "attempt to insult" HC's understanding of the law. The issue arose when the DM, in her affidavit, referred to a provision...
Bahraich Mazar Demolition | Allahabad HC Orders Status Quo After UP Govt Assures Of No Coercive Action For 4 Weeks
The Uttar Pradesh Government on Tuesday submitted before the Allahabad High Court that it has stopped the demolition drive at Lakkad Shah and 3 other Mazars in Bahraich, and assured that no coercive measures would be taken by it for the next 4 weeks. For context, four mazars, including Hazrat Syed Hashim Shah alias Lakkad Shah Mazar, where Urs has been celebrated since the 16th...
PIL Opposing Demolition Of Lucknow Family Court Building, Seeking Heritage Status: Allahabad High Court Seeks UOI, HC Stand
The Allahabad High Court has called for a short counter from the High Court administration as well as the Union of India in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea challenging the auction for the demolition of the main building of the Family Court in Lucknow. Filed by social activist Gautam Bharti, the PIL contends that the Family Court building, also known as “Chandi...
Police Carve Larger-Than-Life Image But Show Apathy In Abduction Cases: Allahabad High Court
In a strongly worded order passed last week, the Allahabad High Court observed that while police officials often carve out a larger-than-life image for themselves, they shield themselves from receiving and addressing public grievances. A bench comprising Justice JJ Munir and Justice Anil Kumar-X further noted that the police generally exhibit apathy in abduction/kidnapping cases,...
Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up : June 2 To June 8, 2025
NOMINAL INDEX 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 (AB) 208 Shailendra Kumar Rai v. State Of Uttar Pradesh And 3 Others 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 209 Savita Devi @...
Allahabad HC Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail To Lucknow University Prof In FIR Over 'Objectionable' Posts On Pahalgam Attack
The Allahabad High Court today granted interim anticipatory bail to Dr. Madri Kakoti, an assistant professor in the linguistics department of the University of Lucknow, booked for several offences, including endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India, in relation to her alleged social media posts on the Pahalgam terror attack.#JustIn | #AllahabadHighCourt grants...
Trial Court Empowered To Amend Preliminary Decree To Do Justice Between Parties: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that trial courts are empowered to amend preliminary decree to do justice between the parties.Referring to the judgments of the Supreme Court in Baliram Atmaram Kelapure vs. Indirabai and S.Satnam Singh & Ors. vs. Surender Kaur & Anr. relied upon the parties, Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal held“The provision of Section 97 C.P.C. or interpretation of...
Once Candidates Are Absorbed On Regular Posts, Irregularity In Initial Appointments Is Deemed To Have Been Cured: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that once the appellants-employees were absorbed against vacancies in regular posts, any irregularity which would have existed at the time of their initial appointment would be deemed to have been cured.While dealing with subseqeunt termination of employees due appointments being made on unsanctioned posts, the bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Dr....