Allahabad High Court
UP Mahila Samman Kosh | Can't Deny Compensation To POCSO Survivor Citing Absence Of Injury In Medical Report: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that the absence of injuries in a medical report cannot be a ground to deny compensation to a victim of penetrative sexual assault under the Uttar Pradesh Rani Lakshmi Bai Mahila Samman Kosh Scheme, 2015.The Court observed that compensation under the scheme is payable because the victim has suffered penetrative sexual assault, and not because the...
'Very Unfortunate': Allahabad High Court On Non-Circulation Of Its February 2026 Order On Police Station CCTV Inspections
A judicial order cannot be withheld by a Committee on the administrative side, the Allahabad HC remarked.
How Can Dependants Access Bank Savings Of Coma Patients? Allahabad High Court Seeks Centre, RBI Response On Legal Framework
The Allahabad High Court has sought responses from the Union Government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on whether legislation or regulatory guidelines can be introduced to provide a mechanism for dependants to access money lying in the bank accounts of patients in a comatose state.A bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Garima Prashad observed that dependants of a person in a coma...
'Focus On Academics': High Court Warns Student Against Repeated Frivolous Pleas Against Allahabad University, Dismisses Appeal
The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed an appeal filed by a BA student challenging the rejection of his pleas against the University of Allahabad, warning him against filing frivolous petitions and cautioning that filing such cases could invite adverse orders.A Bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra observed that the student's intention did not appear to be...
LiveLaw Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 12 - October 18, 2026
NOMINAL INDEX Rakesh Yadav @ Pappu And Another v. State of U.P. And 4 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 821 Ravi Kumar Gupta v. State of U.P. and 5 others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 822 Dr. Chandra Mohan Singhal and others v. State of U.P 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 823 Dr. Vartika Mishra v. State of Uttar Pradesh and another, along with Lalit Kumar Singh and 47 Others v. State of U.P. and Another...
Indemnity Bond Taken At Retirement Won't Let State Recover Wrongly Fixed Pay, Undertaking Must Be At Time Of Pay Fixation: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that an undertaking or indemnity bond taken from a government servant at the time of his retirement does not entitle the State to recover salary paid in excess due to wrong fixation of his pay scale. The undertaking which permits such recovery is the one furnished at the time of the pay fixation later said to be wrong.Referring to the decision of the Apex...
Public Tender| Experience Of Building A Road Can't Be Equated With Internal Development Works Of A Township: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that experience of building and maintaining a road cannot be equated with experience of internal development works in a township, and that such experience was an essential condition of the tender from which no deviation was permissible.The bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Kunal Ravi Singh held“If the authority were to treat work experience...
Non-Payment Of Admitted Contractual Dues Is Arbitrary, Writ Lies For Their Recovery: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that withholding contractual dues which the State authority itself admits is arbitrary, and a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is maintainable for their recovery. It held that the rule against deciding money claims in writ jurisdiction is not absolute, and does not apply where the amount is admitted by the authority.The bench...
Allegation Of Illicit Relationship Does Not Divest A Woman Of Her Legal Status As Widow: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that once the marriage of a woman and the death of her husband are admitted, her status as his widow follows as a legal consequence and is not lost merely because she is alleged to have formed a relationship with another man after the husband's death.Justice Anil Kumar-X held“The status of widow is a legal status arising from marriage and the death of...
Where Agreement To Sell Fixes No Date For Performance But Ties It To A Future Event, Limitation Runs From Notice Of Refusal: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that where an agreement to sell fixes no date for performance and instead makes execution of the sale deed dependent on the happening of a future event, the second part of Article 54 of the Limitation Act, 1963 applies, and time begins to run only when the plaintiff has notice that performance has been refused.Article 54 of the Limitation Act, 1963 provides...