Allahabad High Court
Manav Sharma Suicide | 'General Allegations': Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Wife's Mother & Sister
In the abetment of the suicide case of 25-year-old TCS Manager, Manav Sharma, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday granted bail to his mother-in-law as well as his sister-in-law.A bench of Justice Sameer Jain noted that only general allegations have been levelled against them and that there was merit in the argument of the applicants that there is no cogent evidence of abetment against them...
Allahabad HC Recalls Direction To Bank Of Baroda To Compensate Auction Purchaser Over Its 'Arbitrary' Action
The Allahabad High Court last week recalled its direction to Bank of Baroda to compensate the successful bidder (the auction purchaser) for its alleged 'arbitrary' action to return the auctioned property to the defaulting borrower (the original borrower), despite accepting the earnest money from the bidder. For context, on April 9, the court passed this order while dealing with a...
Sambhal Masjid A Protected Monument; Hindu Plaintiffs Only Seek Access, Religious Character Not Being Changed: Allahabad HC
Rejecting the Mosque Committee's plea against the trial court's November 2024 order directing an Advocate Commissioner to survey the Sambhal's Shahi Jama Masjid, the Allahabad High Court today upheld the trial court's order.With this, a bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal opined that prima facie the suit filed by the Hindu plaintiffs - claiming that the Mosque was built in 1526...
BREAKING | Sambhal Masjid Row: Allahabad High Court Upholds Trial Court's Survey Order, Says Hindu Plaintiffs' Suit 'Not Barred'
The Allahabad High Court today rejected Mosque Committee's plea against the trial court's order passed on November 19 directing an Advocate Commissioner to survey the mosque in a suit which claimed that the mosque was built after destroying a temple.With this, a bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal has upheld the trial court's survey order. It also added that the Hindu Plaintiffs is prima...
Allahabad High Court Rejects Pleas Challenging Appointment Of First Woman VC Of Aligarh Muslim University
The Allahabad High Court has upheld the appointment of Professor Naima Khatoon as the first woman Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University from the panel of names recommended by the University to a Visitor.The bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Donadi Ramesh observed that “We are informed that in the history of the University for well over a century no women has ever...
Bahraich Dargah Mela: Allahabad HC Allows Rituals, Devotee Entry But Upholds UP Govt's Denial Of Full-Fledged Fair For Now
In a special Saturday sitting, the Allahabad High Court refused (for now) to interfere with the UP Government's denial of permission for the age-old annual 'Jeth Mela' at the Syed Salar Masood Ghazi Dargah in the Bahraich District.A bench of Justice Attau Rehman Masoodi and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi, however, as an interim measure, permitted the routine activities at Dargah Sharif for...
Non-Explanation Of Injuries To Accused Prima Facie Supports His Self-Defence Plea, Casts Doubt On Prosecution: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has recently observed that when injuries occur to both the accused and the complainant in the same incident, and the injuries to the accused are not explained by the prosecution, it raises doubts about whether the true origin and nature of the incident have been fully and honestly presented. Such omissions can impact the credibility of the prosecution's case...
Constitution Doesn't Back Forced Conversion; Presuming A Religion's Superiority Over Another Is Against Secularism: Allahabad HC
In a significant observation, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that the Constitution of India guarantees the right to 'freely' profess, practise, and propagate religion, and it doesn't endorse forced or fraudulent conversions. Stressing that the use of the word 'freely' in Article 25 of the Constitution of India underscores the voluntary nature of religious belief...
Pendency Of Arbitration Does Not Bar Stamp Authorities From Initiating Proceedings Under Stamp Act: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that pendency of arbitral proceedings does not bar the of jurisdiction of Stamp Authorities from initiating proceedings under Indian Stamp Act, 1899.In Interplay between Arbitration Agreements under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, the Supreme Court while dealing with an unstamped agreement, held that insufficiency...
Annexing Case Diary Extracts With Bail Plea Now A Norm, Bail Can't Be Opposed Or Denied On This Ground: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has recently observed that neither a person can be denied bail nor his bail plea be opposed mainly on the ground that extracts of the case diary had been annexed with his bail plea. “It is a basic principle of natural justice that no person should be condemned without giving him an adequate opportunity of hearing, which would include providing copies of...
Allahabad High Court Seeks Bar Views On Declaring 12 Non-Working Saturdays As HC Working Days
The Allahabad High Court has sought the responses of the bar bodies on declaring 12 non-working Saturdays as court working days. In its official letter dated May 14, 2025, the office of the Registrar General of the HC has sought the opinion of the president and secretary of the High Court Bar Association, Advocates' Association, and the Oudh Bar Association (Lucknow bench),...
