Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 26 To February 01, 2026

Avanish Chandra Srivastava vs. State of U.P. and Another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 42 Abhinav Gaur vs. Union of India and 3 others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 43Khalsa Medical Store Thru. Prop. Yashwant Singh vs Reserve Bank Of India Thru. Governor And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 44Rajesh Kukreja vs. State of U.P. and Anr 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 45Jyoti Kamal and others vs. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home. and another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 46Madhukar Sharma vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Home Lko And Another along with a connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 47Raju Alias Rajkumar vs. State of U.P 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 48ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE WEEKDon't Defer Framing Charges Unless Order Rejecting Discharge Plea Is Stayed: Allahabad High Court Directs UP CourtsCase title - Avanish Chandra Srivastava vs. State of U.P. and Another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 42Case citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 42The Allahabad High Court has directed the trial courts across the state of Uttar Pradesh that the framing of charges must not be deferred merely because an accused has filed a revision petition or appeal against the order rejecting his discharge application.A bench of Justice Chawan Prakash observed that the trial courts are under a "statutory duty" to frame charges if a plea seeking discharge is rejected, unless a superior court has specifically stayed that order.Allahabad High Court Rejects PIL Questioning Lowering Of NEET-PG 2025-26 Cut-OffsCase title - Abhinav Gaur vs. Union of India and 3 others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 43 Case citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 43The Allahabad High Court today rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea challenging the decision of the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) to reduce the qualifying cut-off percentiles for NEET-PG 2025-26 to zero percentile and a score of minus 40 for certain categories.A bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra rejected the PIL plea noting that the Delhi HC has already dismissed a similar plea and a petition on this subject matter is also pending before the Supreme Court. A detailed order is awaited.Cyber Crime Cases | 'No Blanket Bank A/C Freezing; Inform Magistrate Within 24 Hours': Allahabad HC Issues Strict 5-Point Protocol For CopsCase title - Khalsa Medical Store Thru. Prop. Yashwant Singh vs Reserve Bank Of India Thru. Governor And 3 OthersCase citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 44The Allahabad High Court has held that a blanket notice by the police to the bank to freeze a particular account, without indicating the amount (on which lien is being sought) would be illegal and arbitrary.A bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Manjive Shukla added that investigating Officer is required to intimate the jurisdictional Magistrate about the same within 24 hours.The Court has also provided that the concerned IO must also inform the banks of the case number that has been registered on basis of which said lien/freezing is sought.S.138 NI Act | Only Payee Or Holder In Due Course Can File Complaint; 3rd Party Lacks Locus Even If Transaction Affects Him: Allahabad HCCase title - Rajesh Kukreja vs. State of U.P. and Anr 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 45Citation : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 45The Allahabad High Court clarified that a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, is not maintainable by a third party even if the transaction affects him and that the same must be filed either by the payee or the holder in due course of the cheque.The bench of Justice Samit Gopal added that an authorised representative of the payee or holder of the cheque can initiate proceedings, being the power of attorney holder or the authorised signatory of the company, but the complaint is still to be in the name of the payee or holder of the cheque.Allahabad High Court Refuses Relief To 'News18' Journalists Over Alleged Telecast Claiming UP STF IG Released Criminal For MoneyCase title - Jyoti Kamal and others vs. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home. and another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 46Citation : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 46The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) dismissed an application filed by the Executive Editor and other journalists of News18 Channel challenging a summoning order issued against them in a criminal defamation case filed by senior IPS officer Amitabh Yash.Yash, who is currently serving as Additional Director General (ADG), STF and Law & Order, Uttar Pradesh, had filed a criminal defamation complaint against 3 journalists over a 2017 news broadcast which alleged he had accepted bribes to release a Punjab-based criminal.'Chop Off The Deadwood': High Court Quashes 1991 Vidhan Sabha Ruckus Case; Urges UP Govt To Frame Policy For Stale LitigationsCase title - Madhukar Sharma vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Home Lko And Another along with a connected matter 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 47Citation : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 47Observing that the judiciary is 'starved' of the resources to meet the growing explosion of litigation, the Allahabad High Court...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 26 To February 01, 2026

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