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Allahabad High Court
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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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‘Electricity Is an Indispensable Need for Life’, Allahabad High Court Comes to the Aid of Man Denied Connection for Over a Decade: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has directed the General Manager of North Eastern Railway, Gorakhpur, to provide an electricity connection to Fanindra Das within 30 days, unless there is a statutory impediment. The order was delivered on 28.09.2026 in Writ-C No. 51747 of 2012 by a Bench of Justice Prakash Padia and Justice…
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Order for Judicial Probe into Caste Discrimination Allegations at NLU Prayagraj Questioned: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has stayed further proceedings in a writ petition concerning complaints against Dr. Deepak Sharma, while questioning whether the inquiry should have been assigned to Judicial Officers instead of the University’s Equal Opportunity Cell. The dispute arose in Writ C No. 37012 of 2026, filed by…
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Uttar Pradesh Has No Compensation Policy for Incidents Beyond Natural Calamities, High Court Directs Government to Frame One: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow Bench has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to formulate a policy for determining compensation in cases involving deaths and injuries from incidents not covered by existing statutory schemes. The direction came in PIL No. 603 of 2026, concerning a fire incident in which 15 young…
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Minority School Not Required to Follow Roster for Appointment of Candidate From the Same Community: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has set aside the rejection of M Rajasekhar’s appointment as an Attender at a minority educational institution and directed the authorities to regularise his services within four months. Rajasekhar was initially appointed on 30 June 2000 against a retired vacancy. After the court…
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Five-Day Police Custody Held Illegal, Release and ₹50,000 Compensation Ordered: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has ordered the immediate release of Kamlesh Kumar, holding that he was kept in illegal police custody from 15 August 2026 until he was produced before a Magistrate on 19 August 2026. The order was passed in Habeas Corpus Writ Petition No. 1222 of 2026 by a bench of Justices Atul Sreedharan…
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Ex-Judge’s Concealment of Revised Pension Criticised, Family Court Order Doubling Wife’s Maintenance Upheld: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has upheld an order directing retired judicial officer Naresh Kumar to pay Rs 18,000 per month as maintenance to his wife, Smt. Aruna Srivastav. The Court dismissed his criminal revision challenging the Family Court’s order enhancing the maintenance from Rs 9,000 to Rs 18,000 per month.…
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Interfaith Same-Sex Couple Has Fundamental Right to Live Together in a Peaceful Live-In Relationship: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has allowed a petition filed by Km Farida Ansari and Pragati Kushwaha, directing that they be allowed to live together peacefully in a live-in relationship. The order was passed by Justice Dr. Gautam Chowdhary on 14 September 2026 in Writ-C No. 36224 of 2026. The petitioners told the court…
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SBI Directed to Refund Widow’s ₹19.90 Lakh FD Debited for Husband’s Loan With Interest and Compensation: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow Bench has ordered the State Bank of India to immediately refund Rs.19,90,693 debited from a woman’s account to recover a personal loan taken by her deceased husband. Ms. Neha Mishra approached the court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Her husband, an Assistant…
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71-Year-Old Man’s Siblings Allowed to Meet Him Peacefully, No One Can Prevent Such Meetings: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has disposed of Habeas Corpus Writ Petition No. 637 of 2026, concerning Dr. Pradeep Kumar Upadhyay, aged about 71 years. The petition was filed by his brother Vivek Kumar Upadhyay, who alleged that Dr. Upadhyay was not being properly cared for and that family members were being prevented from…
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‘She Is Entitled to Make Her Choice’: Major Woman Ordered to Be Released from Father’s Custody: Allahabad High Court ‘
The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow Bench has allowed a habeas corpus petition filed by Smt. Princy through her husband Gurpreet Singh, directing that Princy be set at liberty from the custody of her father, Manoj Kumar Soni. The petition stated that Princy met Gurpreet Singh through social media in February 2025 and…
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Bulandshahr Bar Body Allowed to Continue, Bye-Laws Directed to Be Amended for 30% Women Representation: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has disposed of a public interest litigation challenging the 2025-26 elections of the Civil Bar Association, Bulandshahr. The petition was filed by Bhavna Pandit, an advocate practising in the Bulandshahr District Court. The elections were notified on 04.04.2026 and held on 16.04.2026. The…
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Ayush Malik Set at Liberty, Adult’s Right to Choose Religion and Life Partner Upheld: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has set Ayush Malik, an adult aged about 31, at liberty after he told the court that he had voluntarily embraced Islam and wanted to marry Chandni Qureshi. The order was passed on September 16, 2026, in Habeas Corpus Writ Petition No. 1307 of 2026 by Justice Sandeep Jain. Ayush told the court…
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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
