Allahabad High Court
Lucknow Mayor Administers Oath To SP Corporator Following Allahabad HC Order Suspending Her Powers
Three days after the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow bench) suspended her administrative and financial powers over non-compliance of its order, Lucknow Municipal Corporation Mayor Sushma Kharkwal on Sunday administered the oath to SP leader Lalit Kishore Tiwari as a corporator. Tiwari, who also happens to be the General Secretary of the Oudh Bar Association, had approached the High...
Case Pending For Offence Committed As Juvenile Doesn't Disqualify Person From Govt Job As Adult: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that conviction as juvenile or a case pending for an offence committed as juvenile does not disqualify the delinquent from applying for job as an adult. It held that denying right to earn livelihood during pendency of criminal cases would have far reaching consequences for the person which cannot be compensated. Referring to Section 19 of the Juvenile...
Allahabad High Court Publishes Hindi Translations Of 'Cawnpore Bomb Blast Case' And 'Raj Narain v. Indira Gandhi' Judgments
The Allahabad High Court has published the fourth and fifth editions of its 'Historical Judgments in e-Booklet Form', featuring Hindi translations of the judgments delivered in the pre-independence 'Cawnpore Bomb Blast Case' and the landmark 'Raj Narain v. Indira Nehru Gandhi' case.The e-booklets were launched on May 20, 2026 by the AI Assisted Legal Translation Advisory, e-AHCR and ILR Committee. The fourth edition contains the Hindi translation of the Allahabad High Court's March 15, 1946...
FIR In Disproportionate Assets Case Not Vitiated Merely Because Public Servant Wasn't Heard Before Registration: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that an accused public servant has no right to explain his disproportionate assets prior to lodging of FIR.Relying on the judgments of Apex Court in State of Karnataka Vs. Sri Channakeshava. H.D and anr , Central Bureau of Investigation Vs. Thommandru Hannah Vijaylakshmi and K. Veeeraswami Vs. Union of India, the bench of Justice Abdul Moin and...
Allahabad High Court Suspends Lucknow Mayor's Powers Over Failure To Administer Oath To Elected Corporator
On Wednesday, the Allahabad High Court has suspended the administrative and financial powers of the Mayor of Lucknow on grounds of persistent non-compliance of the order of the High Court by not administering oath to the elected Corporator. While ensuring that the working of the Municipal Corporation is not stalled, the bench of Justice Alok Mathur and Justice Syed Qamar Hasan...
Employees Of Aided, Unaided Private Institutions Prima Facie Not Liable For Any Task Under Census Act: Allahabad High Court
Prima facie observing that the employees of aided and unaided private institutions cannot be made liable for any task under the Census Act, 1948, the Allahabad High Court has stayed the order of the District Inspector of Schools (DIOS), Gautam Budh Nagar by which he sought the list of all teaching and non-teaching staff working in all aided and unaided institutions. Justice Siddharth...
Allahabad High Court Imposes ₹20,000 Costs Each On Lucknow DM, ADM (Judicial) For Acting Without Jurisdiction
The Allahabad High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 20,000 each on the District Magistrate, Lucknow and Additional District Magistrate (Judicial) for registering a case under Sections 104, 105 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 without having jurisdiction to do so. The Court also observed that the petitioner had been harassed as he had to approach the High Court to defend his rights which were...
Disciplinary Proceedings Beyond Court-Fixed Timeline Can Be Interdicted If No Bona Fide Attempt Made To Seek Extension: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that when a disciplinary order is passed after the time limit set by the Court for passing the same has expired and no effort has been made by the disciplinary authority to seek time extension, the same shall stand vitiated. It also held the deciding whether such an order is vitiated would depend on the facts of each case. Referring to the decisions of...
Allahabad HC Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Bhim Army Leader Accused Of Calling CM Yogi 'Moorkmantri'
The Allahabad High Court recently granted interim protection from arrest to a Bhim Army leader in connection with a UP Police FIR lodged on the allegations of calling the Chief Minister of the State, Yogi Adityanath, 'Moorkhmantri'. A bench of Justice Rajeev Misra and Justice Padam Narain Mishra granted relief to the accused, Sudhir Aryan, booked under 353 (2) BNS [Statements conducing...
Allahabad HC Again Takes Aim At UP's Gun Culture; Seeks Details Of Arms Licences Held By Brij Bhushan, Others
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday yet again took aim at the Gun Culture prevailing in the State of Uttar Pradesh as it stressed that the public display of weapons often disrupts social harmony and generates fear and insecurity among ordinary people. A bench of Justice Vinod Diwakar remarked that a society in which armed individuals assert dominance through visible force and threats...
Ganga Iftar | Allahabad HC Grants Bail As Accused Apologise To Hindu Community, Vow Lifelong Respect For 'Maa Ganga'
The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted bail to 3 Muslim men accused of organizing an Iftar party, consuming non-vegetarian food on a boat in the river Ganga (in Varanasi) and throwing leftover waste into the river. A bench of Justice Rajiv Lochan noted that the accused demonstrated "genuine remorse" by submitting an unconditional apology to the Court. The same bench had earlier granted...