Exoneration In Bar Council Disciplinary Proceedings No Ground To Quash Legitimate Criminal Case : Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a favorable order or exoneration in a disciplinary proceeding conducted by the Bar Council is not, by itself, a valid ground to quash a legitimate criminal case against an Advocate. The Bench comprising Justice Jai Prakash Tiwari observed that criminal proceedings and disciplinary proceedings are distinct and can run simultaneously as they have different objectives, procedures and standards of proof The observation was made while the Court was...

After Man Struggles To Reach Courtroom, Allahabad High Court Seeks Details Of Facilities Available For PwDs In HC Premises

The Allahabad High Court has directed its Registry to place on record the details of various measures and support systems available for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) within the High Court premises. The order was passed after a person with locomotor disability, seeking protection against threat from wife's parents, faced 'great difficulty' while entering the court precincts due to a lack of immediate assistance. A bench Justice Ajay Bhanot and Justice Garima Prashad termed the...

Allahabad High Court Rejects Advocate's Plea Challenging LoP Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha Election From Raebareli

The Allahabad High Court today dismissed an advocate's petition seeking a writ of quo warranto against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi pertaining to his Lok Sabha election from Raebareli constituency. The petitioner in person Ashok Pandey claimed that due to Gandhi's conviction in the criminal defamation case over the "why all thieves have Modi surname" remark, he was disqualified from being chosen as a Member of Parliament. Rejecting this contention, a Division Bench of Justice...

Litigants Can File Contempt Pleas Against Bar Association Office Bearers If Continuous Strikes Delay Revenue Cases : Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has issued general directions mandating that office bearers of Bar Associations will be held liable for contempt of court in case the proceedings under the UP-Revenue Code 2006 could not be concluded within the prescribed time limits due to continuous strikes. Stressing that the issue of strikes is affecting the public at large, specifically "poor litigants (farmers)", a Bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal said that parties can file...

FIR Can't Be Quashed U/S 528 BNSS If Chargesheet & Cognizance Order Not Placed On Record : Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed an application filed under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash an FIR noting that the Chargesheet and the cognizance order was not brought on record. A Bench of Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha held that a plea under Section 528 BNSS is not maintainable if the applicant challenges only the FIR without placing the charge sheet and the order of cognizance on record. The Court held so while relying on the Supreme Court's recent judgment in...

Allahabad High Court Permits 'Non-Commercial' Bazm-e-Virasat Fest At Prayagraj School; Clarifies Strict Ban On Trade Fairs Remains Intact

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday cleared the path for hosting of the second edition of the star-studded 'Bazm-e-Virasat' festival in the premises of a private unaided minority Institution in Prayagraj. This three-day cultural extravaganza is scheduled to be held at the Bishop Johnson School and College from December 19 to 21, 2025. The order assumes importance as the HC, in...

Allahabad High Court Issues Show Cause Notice For Contempt To Man Caught Recording HC Proceedings On Mobile Phone

Taking a serious view of the act of a Pairokar found recording court proceedings on his mobile phone, the Allahabad High Court on Monday issued a show-cause notice to him for contempt. A bench of Justice Krishan Pahal termed the act a "serious interference with the administration of justice" and a prima facie case of criminal contempt. The incident occurred during the hearing of...

Husband Is Wife's 'Protector'; His Burden U/S 106 Evidence Act To Explain Her Death On 'Higher Pedestal': Allahabad HC Upholds Life Term

Upholding the life term awarded to husband for killing his wife in 2015, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that a husband is presumed to be the "protector of his wife" and consequently, when established that he was last seen with her, his threshold of explanation under Section 106 Indian Evidence Act stands on a "higher pedestal than a normal person". A bench of...

Allahabad High Court Directs DGP To Issue Circular For Strict Action Against Negligent Cops Who Delay Instructions In Bail Pleas

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Director General of Police (DGP), Uttar Pradesh, to issue a circular to all district police chiefs that in case any negligence is found on the part of any police officer in providing instruction in bail pleas to the Government Advocate, then same shall be dealt with strictly A bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal passed this order...

'Utter Mockery': Allahabad High Court Pulls Up DGP Over Man Missing From Police Custody Since 2018; Says 'If Eliminated, SP Can't Be Spared'

In a scathing indictment of the Uttar Pradesh Police, the Allahabad High Court has termed the disappearance of a man from police custody since 2018 as nothing short of an "utter mockery" of the justice system. A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Sanjiv Kumar issued a stern warning to the state DGP saying that if the detenue/corpus has been 'eliminated', the responsibility...

Allahabad HC Revives 1988 Episode Of SP 'Threatening' To Drag Judge To Police Station; Seeks His Whereabouts, Details On Action Taken

In an uncommon order, the Allahabad High Court recently sought to revive a 37-year-old issue involving a former Superintendent of Police (SP) who allegedly threatened to 'drag' a sitting Sessions Judge to police station during the trial of the case. Taking a serious view of the 'damning' remarks recorded by the presiding officer in the decades-old judgment, a Bench of Justice JJ Munir...

After Repeated Filing Lapses, Allahabad High Court Directs Registrar General To Ensure Defects Are Cured Before Listing Pleas

The Allahabad High Court recently issued a direction to the Registrar General to look into the issue of repeated cases where defects in the petitions were not pointed out by concerned section at the time of filing of writ petitions. A bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery also directed the officer concerned that before presenting any petition to the Court, Registrar General...