Allahabad High Court
S. 483(2) BNSS | Can Bail Plea Be Heard In Victim's Absence If They Choose Not To Appear Despite Notice? Allahabad HC Answers
Interpreting Section 483 (2) BNSS, the Allahabad High Court has clarified that a bail application in certain cases of rape involving minors can be heard even if the informant or complainant/victim is absent, provided they were duly informed about the proceedings [2026 LiveLaw (AB) 324]. The Court stressed that the statutory mandate is to provide the complainant an opportunity of hearing, and thereafter it is at the complainant's "sweet will" whether to appear before the Court at the time...
PIL In Allahabad High Court Seeks CBI Probe Into Alleged Embezzlement Of Ayodhya Ram Mandir Donation Funds
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been moved before the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) seeking an independent, credible, and time-bound investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged “embezzlement of donation funds” (including monetary, gold, and silver) at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya. The petition, filed by a...
Lucknow Advocates' Strike Over Demolition Drive 'Illegal': Allahabad HC; Seeks Explanation On Lathi Distribution, Provocative Speeches
Taking a stern view of the recent clash between advocates and the local administration, the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Tuesday declared the 8-day strike by local advocates against an anti-encroachment drive as "unjustified and illegal". A Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Rajeev Bharti also took strong exception to the circulation of 'provocative'...
Date Of Birth Recorded In Service Book Is Final If Employee Had Not Passed High School At Time Of Appointment: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that date of birth recorded in the service records shall deemed to be correct if the employee has not passed High School or equivalent exams.Referring to Rule 2 of U.P. Recruitment to Services (Determination of Date of Birth) Rules, 1974, Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery held “Law in regard to determination of correct date of birth or age is well settled...
Allahabad High Court Stays 'Kanpur Nagar Nigam' Order Requisitioning LIC Employees For Census Duty
The Allahabad High Court on Monday stayed a May 2026 order of the Kanpur Nagar Nigam by which the employees of the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) were requisitioned for census duty.Differing from the Single Judge's view, the division bench noted that while the State Government may call upon corporate staff to assist in census operations, such requisition "can only be for the purpose...
Police Assume Abuses Will Go Unnoticed: Allahabad HC Awards 25K Compensation To Man Over 24-Hour Illegal Detention
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that police officials persistently violate citizens' rights, believing that their abuses will simply go unnoticed.The Court added that cops think that, out of a thousand violations or more, hardly one citizen would come forward to enforce their rights and hold them accountable. With this scathing observation, a bench of Justice JJ Munir and...
Cops Sitting & Twiddling Thumbs: Allahabad HC Slams Quality Of UP Police Investigations, Raps ACS (Home); Here's Why
In yet another strongly worded order, the Allahabad High Court has fiercely criticised the Uttar Pradesh Police, this time by questioning and castigating the very 'quality' of the criminal investigations in the state. The Court also came down heavily on the Additional Chief Secretary (Home) and Senior IAS Officer Sanjay Prasad for filing a "completely casual affidavit...
