Salary Can't Be Denied On Objections To Compassionate Appointment So Long As Approval Order Subsists: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that where an order approving a compassionate appointment has never been withdrawn, recalled or annulled by a competent authority, the salary flowing from that appointment cannot be denied. It held that an administrative order which continues to operate in law cannot be defeated indirectly by refusing the benefits which follow from it.Justice Manju Rani...

Land Acquisition | Awards From Different Villages Can Be Relevant To Determine Compensation If Location Is Comparable: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that even where the principle of 'same village and same notification' does not strictly apply, the location of the land dealt with in earlier judgments can be relevant consideration for determining compensation under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.The Court relied on two Supreme Court decisions on land in another village, acquired under earlier...

Virtual Hearing Not A Fundamental Right, But A Matter Of Convenience Subject To Court's Discretion: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that appearance through Video Conferencing is not a fundamental right, but merely a mode of convenience subject to the Court's discretion. A bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery made the observation while dealing with a petitioner-in-person who appeared through Video Conferencing despite an earlier direction requiring him to appear before the Court...

Advocates Who Fail To Clear AIBE Within 2 Years Of Provisional Enrolment Cannot Continue To Practise: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has clarified that advocates who obtained their law degree in the academic session 2009-10 or thereafter and were provisionally enrolled with the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh cannot continue to practise if they fail to qualify the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) within 2 years of their provisional enrolment.A bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal said that...

LiveLaw Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: August 3 - August 9, 2026

NOMINAL INDEX Swami Shiv Swarupanand Ji Maharaj vs. State of U.P. & 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 514Udayveer Singh vs. Rent Tribunal and 2 others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 515Sobaran & Ors. vs. State of Uttar Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 516Sarita Devi vs. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home U.P. Civil Secrett. Lko. 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 517Kanahi and others vs State of UP 2026 LiveLaw (AB)...

Allahabad High Court Imposes ₹2.5 Lakh Costs On Builder For Harassing Homebuyer For 13 Yrs Through Frivolous Litigation

The Allahabad High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 2.5 Lakhs on a builder for making the homebuyer go through multiple rounds of frivolous litigation for 13 long years. Justice Prashant Kumar held,“Taking note of the hardships and vulnerabilities faced by home-buyers, the Government of India had enacted the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 with the object of ensuring...

LiveLaw Allahabad High Court Monthly Digest: July 2026 [Citations 341 - 504]

Citations 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 341 to 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 504ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE WEEK Understanding Of Law At An All-Time Low: Allahabad High Court Rejects PIL Seeking Recall Of Murder Convict's Bail, Imposes ₹50K Cost Case title - Lal Chand Yadav vs State of UP and others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 341 Case Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 341 The Allahabad High Court last week dismissed...

Right Of Consideration For Regularization Doesn't Perish With Employee's Death, Survives Through Legal Heirs: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the right of consideration for regularization does not come to an end with the death of the employee and survives through his legal representatives, where the regularization exercise had been set in motion in his lifetime. It held that such consideration must be undertaken, if necessary notionally, so that the consequential service benefits reach the...

Allahabad High Court Sends Law Student's Zero-Mark Answer Book To BCI, Law Commission; Flags Declining Standards Of Legal Education

Expressing serious concerns over the declining standards of legal education in the Law Colleges, the Allahabad High Court recently directed that a redacted copy of a law student's evaluated answer book, in which he was awarded zero marks, along with the question paper, be sent to the Bar Council of India (BCI) and the Law Commission of India.The Court asked the BCI to consider whether...

No Contact With Wife For Over 5 Months Before Suicide: Allahabad High Court Acquits Husband; Says Giving Dowry Is Also An Offence

The Allahabad High Court recently acquitted a husband who had been convicted of subjecting his wife to cruelty, abetting her suicide and offences under the Dowry Prohibition Act, observing that when the trial court itself found that the husband had no contact or communication with his wife for more than 5 months before she died by suicide, it could not be said that he had abetted the...

Irrespective Of Rank, Police Officials Cannot Order Further Investigation During Trial Without Court's Permission: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that no police officer, irrespective of rank, can direct further investigation in a criminal case during the pendency of trial without first obtaining the permission of the court trying the case.A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Tarun Saxena noted that this was a settled position of the law under Section 173(8) CrPC, however, now it has been...

Allahabad High Court Imposes ₹6.7 Lakh Costs On Man For Misusing RTI Act, Disturbing Court Proceedings

The Allahabad High Court recently imposed costs of ₹6.70 lakh on a party-in-person after finding that he had misused the Right to Information Act, 2005, by repeatedly filing vague RTI applications concerning the Court's internal functioning and also disturbed the judicial proceedings. A bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery dismissed the writ petition challenging an order of the...