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Allahabad High Court
Prayagraj
The Allahabad High Court is one of the oldest High Courts in India, established in 1866. It has jurisdiction over the state of Uttar Pradesh.
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Interfaith Couple Allowed to Marry Without Public Notice, Police Protection Ordered: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow Bench has allowed an adult interfaith couple to proceed with their marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, without publication of the marriage notice or inviting objections. The court granted the relief after the couple expressed apprehension of threats to their life and…
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Section 125 CrPC Cannot Be a Source of Financial Windfall: ₹15,000 Maintenance Upheld: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has upheld an order directing Ankit Singh to pay Rs 15,000 per month as maintenance to his wife, Niharika Singh. Justice Lakshmi Kant Shukla dismissed both Criminal Revision No. 542 of 2025, filed by the husband, and Criminal Revision No. 6290 of 2024, filed by the wife, challenging the same…
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Permits Five-Time Azan at Saharanpur Mosque Subject to Loudspeaker Conditions: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has directed the police and district administration not to interfere with the performance of Azan five times a day at Ayesha Mosque, located at plot no. 47, Village Pathed, Police Station Gagalhedi, District Saharanpur, provided the petitioners comply with applicable noise pollution rules. The…
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CBI To Investigate Missing Woman Case After UP Police Fail to Trace Her for Over Two Years: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Ghaziabad to take over the investigation into the disappearance of Sudama Devi, after the Uttar Pradesh Police failed to trace her despite more than two years having passed since a missing person report was lodged. The order was passed by…
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Second Arrest of Person Already in Custody Is a Fresh Arrest, but Article 22 Challenge Must Be Raised Before S. 167 CrPC Stage Ends: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, has held that formally arresting a person who is already in custody in another criminal case amounts to a fresh arrest. However, the Court said a challenge alleging violation of Article 22(1) of the Constitution cannot be raised after the Section 167 CrPC stage has ended.…
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Bail Denied to Four Policemen in Jaunpur Custodial Death Case Citing Serious Evidence in CBI Chargesheet: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has rejected bail applications filed by Jaysheel Tiwari, Ramkrit Yadav, Raj Kumar Verma and Angad Prasad Chaudhary in a case arising from the custodial death of Krishna Kumar Yadav @ Pujari in Jaunpur. The four applications were heard together as the accused were co-accused in the same matter.…
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Police Must Maintain CCTV and Custody Records; Unlawful Detention Warrants Compensation: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to pay compensation to four petitioners after finding that they were unlawfully detained at Gauri Bazar police station in Deoria district. The court found that petitioner no.1, Mahendra Gaur, was kept in custody for two days, while petitioners no.2 to 4…
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Insurer Must Prove Tanker Carried Hazardous Goods to Rely on Missing Licence Endorsement: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court at Lucknow has dismissed an appeal filed by National Insurance Company Ltd. against a compensation award of Rs.19,04,000 in favour of the claimants in a motor accident case. The appeal, First Appeal From Order No.350 of 2019, challenged the judgment and award dated March 28, 2019, passed by…
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Mere Private Messages With Another Man Not Sufficient to Prove Wife’s Adultery, Holds: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a criminal revision challenging a maintenance order passed by the Principal Judge, Family Court, Sambhal at Chandausi. The order was passed in Case No. 924 of 2024 on 01.10.2025. The revisionist argued that his wife was not entitled to maintenance because she had left the…
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Class-II Student’s Death After Loud Music Near School Prompts Allahabad HC to Order Fresh Suo Motu PIL on Noise Pollution: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court at Lucknow has directed the registration of a separate suo motu Public Interest Litigation on noise pollution and compliance with statutory rules after an incident involving the death of a Class-II child in Balrampur. A Bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Manjive Shukla passed the order on…
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Dowry Death Case Against Mother-in-Law Cannot Be Quashed Solely Based on Medical Cause of Death: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed an application by Nirmala Devi seeking to quash a charge sheet and criminal proceedings arising from the death of her daughter-in-law. The deceased was married to Nirmala Devi’s son, Krishnakant Yadav, on 04.05.2021. She was found unconscious at her matrimonial home on the night…
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Writ Court Cannot Determine Equivalence of Degrees Not Prescribed Under Teacher Recruitment Rules: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has rejected a plea by eight petitioners seeking recognition of B.Tech. (Information Technology) as equivalent to B.Tech. (Computer Science) for recruitment as Assistant Teacher (Computer). The petitioners challenged their exclusion from the recruitment process under Advertisement No.…
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Bail Denied to Four Policemen in Jaunpur Custodial Death Case Citing Serious Evidence in CBI Chargesheet: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has rejected bail applications filed by Jaysheel Tiwari, Ramkrit Yadav, Raj Kumar Verma and Angad Prasad Chaudhary in a case arising from the custodial death of Krishna Kumar Yadav @ Pujari in Jaunpur. The four applications were heard together as the accused were co-accused in the same matter.…
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Class-II Student’s Death After Loud Music Near School Prompts Allahabad HC to Order Fresh Suo Motu PIL on Noise Pollution: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court at Lucknow has directed the registration of a separate suo motu Public Interest Litigation on noise pollution and compliance with statutory rules after an incident involving the death of a Class-II child in Balrampur. A Bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Manjive Shukla passed the order on…
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Call Detail Records Alone Cannot Prove Presence at Crime Scene, Wife and Co-Accused Acquitted in Husband’s Murder Case: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has acquitted Shahrukh and Hasnera alias Shabana in the murder of Naeem, setting aside their life sentences. The judgment was delivered on 22 September 2026 in Criminal Appeal No. 11672 of 2025 and Jail Appeal No. 112 of 2026. Naeem, aged about 40, was found dead near Pawan brick kiln on 1…
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Mother Sentenced to Death for Killing Three Children Acquitted After Child Witness’s Testimony Found ‘Tutored’: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has acquitted Priyanka and Ashish @ Daini in a case involving the deaths of three young children in Auraiya, setting aside the trial court’s judgment that had convicted them. The judgment was delivered on September 22, 2026, by a bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Jai Krishna…
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Lawyer Granted Anticipatory Bail in Alleged Fake Law Degree Case: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has granted anticipatory bail to lawyer Gaurang Brijvasi in a case concerning the verification of his law degree. The Court found that the investigation was still underway and that there was no definitive confirmation from the concerned university that the degree was forged. Degree returned…
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Court Seeks Responses in Overseas Study Dispute Involving Education Loan, OTP Consent and CIBIL Score: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has sought responses from multiple respondents in a case involving an overseas education plan, an online-arranged education loan and a subsequent fall in the father’s CIBIL score. A division bench of Justice Prakash Padia and Justice Vivek Saran was hearing a petition filed by Vallabhi Yadav…
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Divorce on Ground of Desertion Does Not Bar Wife from Claiming Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, has set aside a Family Court order that rejected Smt. Suneeta’s maintenance claim and sent the matter back for a fresh decision. The Court also directed her husband to pay Rs.4,000 per month as interim maintenance during the fresh proceedings. Maintenance claim rejected by…
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Man Granted Bail After 2.5 Years in Jail in Case Over Alleged Derogatory Email Against UP CM: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Mubarak Ali in a criminal case involving allegations of sending an email containing derogatory remarks against the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Justice Krishan Pahal passed the order on September 3, 2026, in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 28974 of 2025. The case…
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Police Cannot Claim Official Duty Protection Under S.197 CrPC for Custodial Violence, Cops’ Pleas Rejected: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed two criminal applications filed by Lady Constable Shivani Joshi, Sub-Inspector Dileep Kumar Mishra and other applicants, challenging the rejection of their discharge applications. The case arose from allegations that police personnel assaulted Keshav Prasad Yadav and members of…
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FIR Against Journalist Who Reported School Problems Stayed: Allahabad High Court
The case concerns journalist Amit Yadav and an FIR registered by the authorities after he reported on the condition of a government school. The FIR, Case Crime No. 0319 of 2026, was registered on 24.08.2026 under Sections 223, 353 and 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The Allahabad High Court found that the…
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Akriti Chaudhary’s NSA Detention Quashed, No Material Found Showing Incitement to Violence, ₹5 Lakh Compensation Ordered: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court heard Habeas Corpus Writ Petition No. 960 of 2026 filed by Akriti Chaudhary challenging her detention under the National Security Act. The court found that the material relied upon by the State did not show that she had incited violence or that her detention under the NSA was justified. The…
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Biological Father Can Adopt His Own Illegitimate Son Under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a Hindu male is not prohibited under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 from adopting his own biological but illegitimate son merely because he is the child's biological father. The Court ruled that the legality of an adoption must be examined according to the…
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Family Courts Can Recognise Valid Extra-Judicial Talaq When It Is Not Disputed; Couple Declared Divorced: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a Family Court has the jurisdiction to formally declare the matrimonial status of Muslim spouses as "divorced" where a valid extra-judicial Talaq-e-Hasan has already taken effect under Muslim Personal Law and the divorce is not disputed by either spouse. The Court observed that…
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S. 34 IPC | Proof of 'Prior Concert' Essential to Convict With Aid of 'Common Intention'; Man Acquitted in 1987 Murder Case: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a conviction under Section 34 IPC cannot be sustained unless the prosecution proves that the accused acted with a prior concert and pursuant to a prearranged plan. Holding that mere presence at the scene or suspicion is not enough to establish common intention, the Court…
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Death of Weaver Cannot Be a Ground to Deny Housing Colony Quarter to His Widow; Weaving Is a Hereditary Art: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that once the Government has decided to transfer residential quarters in a weavers' colony to the occupant-weavers in possession, the death of the original allottee cannot be used as a ground to deny the same benefit to his widow. The Court observed that weaving is a hereditary…
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Failure to Explain Wife's Death in Matrimonial Home Completes Chain of Guilt; Husband and In-Laws' Murder Conviction Upheld: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that where a woman dies an unnatural death inside her matrimonial home and the prosecution establishes a complete chain of circumstantial evidence pointing towards the guilt of the accused, the burden shifts upon the inmates of the house under Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act,…
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Buyer or Seller Need Not Be Present Together for Sale Deed Registration in Uttar Pradesh; Appeal Against Specific Performance Decree Dismissed: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that under the Registration Act, 1908 as applicable in Uttar Pradesh, the physical presence of both the buyer and the seller is not mandatory at the time of execution and registration of a sale deed. The Court clarified that the Uttar Pradesh amendment to Section 32A of the…
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Lekhpal's Conviction Upheld 49 Years After Being Caught Red-Handed Accepting ₹300 Bribe in 1977: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a criminal appeal filed by Mahesh Chand, a Consolidation Lekhpal, and upheld his 1985 conviction in a bribery case dating back to 1977. The Court confirmed the sentence of one year rigorous imprisonment and directed the appellant to surrender before the trial court within four…
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PMLA | Money Laundering Charge Requires Identifiable 'Proceeds of Crime' Linked to Scheduled Offence; Bail Granted: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to an accused in a case registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), holding that at the stage of deciding the bail application, the prosecution had failed to establish identifiable proceeds of crime arising from a scheduled offence. The Court observed…
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Review of Judgment Cannot Be Sought Solely Due to a Missing Document Page Unless It Causes Manifest Injustice: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench has reiterated that the power of review is extremely limited and cannot be exercised to reargue a case or seek a fresh examination of disputed facts. The Court dismissed a review application filed in a recruitment dispute relating to the post of Assistant Operator (Radio Cadre),…
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Section 313 CrPC: Viscera Report Not Put to Accused Cannot Be Relied Upon; 1989 Murder Conviction Set Aside: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a viscera report cannot be relied upon to convict an accused if the report was never specifically put to the accused during examination under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The Court ruled that merely asking general questions about administration of poison…
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'Unbridled Discretion': Allahabad High Court Calls for Software-Based, QR Code-Enabled Caste Certification in Uttar Pradesh: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has made significant observations on the need to modernise the caste certificate verification system in Uttar Pradesh. While hearing a Public Interest Litigation, the Court suggested that the State Government should introduce a technology-driven and software-based certification system for…
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Objections by Apartment Association Cannot Override Consent of Individual Flat Owners for Additional Development: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that an Apartment Owners' Association cannot cancel or override the consent voluntarily given by individual flat owners for further development of a housing project and the purchase of additional Floor Area Ratio (FAR) by the developer. The judgment was delivered by Justice Arun…
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'Understanding of Law at an All-Time Low': PIL Seeking Recall of Murder Convict's Bail Rejected; ₹50,000 Costs Imposed: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Lal Chand Yadav, describing the reliefs sought in the petition as "outrageous" and "shocking." The Division Bench comprising Justice J.J. Munir and Justice Arun Kumar imposed a cost of ₹50,000 on the petitioner after holding that the…
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About the Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court is one of the oldest High Courts in India, established in 1866. It has jurisdiction over the state of Uttar Pradesh.
Seat
Prayagraj
State / UT
Uttar Pradesh
Region
North India
