LiveLaw Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 22 - June 28, 2026

NOMINAL INDEX Kuntesh vs State of UP 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 328 Lila and another vs State of U.P 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 329 Chandra Shekhar Nishad vs Union of India Through Cabinet Secy.Central Sectt.New Delhi 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 330 M/S Shri Rk Cold Storage And General Mils And 3 Others vs State of UP and 4 others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 331 Dr. Tapas Kumar Das v. Harish Chandra Research Institute And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 332 Sharif Ahmad and others vs State of UP and others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 333 Suresh Shah Sisodiya v. Jai Prakash Yadav 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 334 Rakesh vs State 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 335 Mannan @ Abdul Mannan vs State Of UP and another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 336 Vikas Sharma vs. State of U.P. and another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 337 ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE WEEK Allahabad HC Acquits Rape Accused Who Spent 9 Yrs In Jail; Cites Inconsistencies In 8 Y/O Victim's Testimony, No Medical Evidence Case title - Kuntesh vs State of UP 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 328 Case Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 328 The Allahabad High Court acquitted a man who spent over 9 years in jail on the allegations of committing rape and offences under the POCSO Act against an 8-year-old girl. Considering the inconsistencies and improvements in the minor victim's testimony, the conduct of her father and the absence of corroborative medical evidence, a Bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Jai Krishna Upadhyay set aside a 2019 judgment of the trial Court that had sentenced the accused to life imprisonment. Law Doesn't Require Eyewitnesses To Sign Inquest Report; Testimony Unaffected If Their Names Absent From Police Papers: Allahabad High Court Case title - Lila and another vs State of U.P 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 329 Case Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 329 The Allahabad High Court affirmed the life imprisonment of a man convicted of a brutal daylight murder in 1998, as it clarified that the testimony of a credible eyewitness cannot be discarded merely because they did not sign the inquest report and other police papers, including spot recovery memos. A bench of Justice Salil Kumar Rai and Justice Ajay Kumar-II added that there is "absolutely no requirement in law of mentioning the details of the FIR, names of the accused or the names of the eye-witnesses or the gist of their statement nor it is required to be signed by any eye-witness". Only Parliament Can Modify SC List: Allahabad High Court Rejects Plea To Treat Nishad, Kevat As Synonyms Of 'Majhwar' Caste Case title - Chandra Shekhar Nishad vs Union of India Through Cabinet Secy.Central Sectt.New Delhi 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 330 Case Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 330 The Allahabad High Court rejected a petition seeking a direction to treat the communities of Nishad, Kashyap, Kewat, Mallah and Bind as synonyms or generic names of the caste Majhwar, which is already a notified Scheduled Caste in Uttar Pradesh. A Division Bench of Justice Alok Mathur and Justice Amitabh Kumar Rai clarified that neither State Governments nor courts have the power to alter, vary, or identify 'synonyms' for existing Scheduled Caste entries. 'Individual Interest Must Yield': Allahabad High Court Refuses To Halt UP Govt's '24 Kosi' Pilgrimage Route For Proposed Cold Storage Case title - M/S Shri Rk Cold Storage And General Mils And 3 Others vs State of UP and 4 others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 331 Case Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 331 The Allahabad High Court has refused to restrain the construction of the Uttar Pradesh Government's ambitious '24 Kosi Parikrama Marg' in Sambhal, terming it an "important public project" done in accordance with the policy of the Government. For context, the state government recently approved the project for the new construction, widening, and strengthening of the 24 Kosi Vansh Gopal Teerth Parikrama Marg under its charitable scheme for the financial year 2025-26 to ensure convenient transit for devotees. Belated POSH Complaints Can't Be Rejected At Threshold Without Considering Reasons For Delay: Allahabad High Court Case Title: Dr. Tapas Kumar Das v. Harish Chandra Research Institute And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 332 Case Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 332 The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that sexual harassment complaints under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 cannot be rejected at threshold due to delay, without specific consideration of reasons. No Fundamental Right To Use Particular Road For Religious Rites: Allahabad High Court Rejects Plea For New Muharram Procession Route Case Title: Sharif Ahmad and others vs State of UP and others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 333 Case Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 333 The Allahabad High Court has observed that while Article 25 of the Constitution of India guarantees the Fundamental right to freedom of religion, it doesn't entitle a...

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