Allahabad High Court
'Humiliating': Allahabad High Court Sets Aside Single Judge's Order Asking Student To Display 'Won't Misbehave With Girls' Placard
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday set aside a direction passed by a Single Judge asking a rusticated university student to stand at the university gate for 30 minutes (for 30 days) carrying a placard with the message that he would "never misbehave with any girl". Terming the direction as unjustified and humiliating, a bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra added that such a punishment would leave a "permanent scar" on the student's character. Briefly...
Noida Techie Death Case | Allahabad High Court Orders Immediate Release Of 'MZ Wiztown Planners' Director
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday ordered the immediate release of Abhay Kumar, director of MZ Wiztown Planners, who was arrested last month in connection with the drowning of software engineer Yuvraj Mehta in a waterlogged pit near a construction site in Uttar Pradesh's Noida. A Bench of Justice Siddhartha and Justice Jai Krishna Upadhyay observed that his arrest was carried out in violation of the High Court's recent judgment in the case of Umang Rastogi and Another...
No Juvenile Rehab Infra Across Uttar Pradesh? Allahabad High Court Says JJ Act 'Frustrated', Moots Role Of Schools, Teachers
The Allahabad High Court recently expressed its deep concern over the state of affairs after the State Government admitted before it that there are significant infrastructure gaps in the implementation of the Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act, 2015, across the state. Essentially, the Uttar Pradesh Government's counsel informed the Court that there was no information regarding the availibiliyt of the recognised institutions, namely "fit persons," "group foster care institutions," "group...
Supply Of Police Papers To Accused 'Epitome Of Fair Trial': Allahabad High Court Quashes Charges Framed Sans S. 230 BNSS Compliance
Emphasizing that the procedural mandate for supplying police reports to an accused is not a mere formality but the "epitome of a fair trial", the Allahabad High Court recently quashed charges framed against an accused under the BNS and POCSO Act over non-compliance with Section 230 BNSS [Supply to accused of copy of police report and other documents]. A bench of Justice Avnish...
Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Tamil Nadu Resident Accused Of Unlawful Conversion Of Over 60 People In Mirzapur
The Allahabad High Court last week granted bail to a Tamil Nadu resident (Dev Sahayam Deniyal Raj) in a case involving alleged unlawful religious conversion in Mirzapur. UP Police has claimed that Deniyal was the gang leader who lured people into converting, and his gang has so far converted 70 people and was planning to convert 500 more when he was arrested in September last...
'Violative Of Woman's Dignity U/Art 21': Allahabad High Court Rebukes Advocate Over Character Assassination Of Rape Victim
The Allahabad High Court last week castigated an advocate for attempting to portray a rape survivor as a "woman of easy virtue" and warned him to exercise due care and restraint in the manner of making submissions before the Court. A bench of Justice Anil Kumar-X observed that filing such pleadings, which contain scandalous allegations questioning the character and dignity of a...
Justice In Twilight Years : Why Did Allahabad High Court Acquit 100-Yr-Old Accused In 1982 Murder Case?
The Allahabad High Court recently acquitted a 100-year-old man in connection with a murder case dating back to 1982. The acquittal was based on the merits of the case, specifically the prosecution's failure to prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt.In its 23-page Judgment, a bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh and Justice Sanjiv Kumar made certain pertinent observations regarding the...
Allahabad High Court Awards ₹1 Lakh Compensation To Man Wrongfully Arrested By Police Without 'Credible Information'
The Allahabad High Court recently awarded a compensation of Rs 1 Lakh to a man who was wrongfully arrested and detained by the Uttar Pradesh police in 2017 without proper investigation or credible evidence against him. A bench of Justice Arindam Sinha and Justice Satya Veer Singh noted that the fundamental right of the petitioner under Article 21 had been infringed by an arbitrary...
2026 CLAT-UG | One Question, Two Correct Answers: Why Allahabad High Court Ordered Revision Of Merit List For Future Counselling?
In a significant order passed on Tuesday, the Allahabad High Court directed the Consortium of National Law Universities to revise the merit list for CLAT-UG-2026.The order was passed after a single judge found that the high-powered 'Oversight Committee' had arbitrarily overruled subject matter experts regarding a disputed question without assigning any reasons for the same. A bench of...
Data Reveals UP Police Acted On Less Than 9% Of 1.08 Lakh Missing Person Complaints Since 2024: 'Aghast' High Court Registers PIL
Expressing strong dismay over the UP Government's own admission that between January 2024 and January 2026, approximately 1,08,300 missing person complaints were registered and only in 9,700 such cases, action was taken by the State Police to trace out the persons, the Allahabad High Court has registered a PIL titled 'In re- Missing persons in the State'. A bench of Justice Abdul...
UP Govt's Ban On Political Caste Rallies Must Be Effective; Right Values In Children Is Permanent Solution: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) recently disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed in 2013 seeking a ban on all caste-based political rallies and a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to cancel the registration of political parties that organise such rallies. Noting that the State Government has already imposed a complete prohibition on...
'To Ease Pilgrim Pressure': High Court Upholds Extended 'Banke Bihari' Darshan Timings, Rejects Contempt Plea Against SC-Appointed Panel
The Allahabad High Court has rejected a contempt application filed against the Supreme Court-appointed High-Powered Temple Management Committee, led by Justice Ashok Kumar (Rtd.), for increasing the darshan timings at the Thakur Shri Banke Bihari Ji Maharaj Temple (in Vrindavan-Mathura), allegedly in violation of HC's Novemebr 2022 order. A bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal noted...