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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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Teeth and Pubic Hair Alone Insufficient to Prove Minority Under S. 366 IPC, Man’s Conviction Set Aside: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, has set aside the conviction of Bhaiya Lal Raidas in a case arising from Case Crime No. 91 of 2011 at Asiwan police station in Unnao district. The case involved charges under Sections 363, 366 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The trial court had convicted Raidas under…
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Two Criminal Cases Insufficient to Brand Person a ‘Goonda’, Proceedings Against Abhishek Tyagi Quashed, ₹50,000 Damages Awarded: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has quashed proceedings against Abhishek Tyagi under the Uttar Pradesh Control of Goondas Act, 1970, ruling that a person cannot be branded a “Goonda” merely on the basis of two criminal cases. The court also awarded him Rs 50,000 in damages for the suffering caused by the action. The judgment…
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Teacher Suspended Over Allegations Linked to Islamic Prayers at School Granted Relief: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has directed that the suspension of Mohd. Anzar Ahmed be kept in abeyance until the completion of a departmental enquiry. The order was passed in Writ-A No. 12781 of 2026 by Justice Manju Rani Chauhan on 07.09.2026. Ahmed had challenged the suspension order dated 10.05.2026, issued by the…
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Marriage or Conversion Alone Does Not End ST Status, Evidence Must Be Considered, Void Land Transfers Upheld: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed three connected writ petitions filed by Nanhki @ Naimunnisha, upholding orders that declared three land sale deeds void and allowed the land to vest in the State Government. The petitions challenged separate orders dated 22.01.2026 passed by the Deputy Collector, Duddhi, District…
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Article 227 Can Be Invoked Against Refusal to Stay Small Cause Suit Under Section 10 CPC: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Smt Raisi Begum and two others challenging two orders in a Small Cause Court eviction case. The petitioners wanted additional issues to be framed in the suit and also sought a stay because a second appeal concerning the validity of two sale deeds was pending…
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Defence Taken in Written Statement Cannot Be Used as Ground for Rejection of Plaint Under Order VII Rule 11 CPC: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court considered a tenancy dispute between Neeraj Maheshwari and Shri Narayanlal Dharamshala Trust, Kasganj over a shop at Bazaar Nadrai Gate, near Jain Mandir, Kasganj. The Trust had filed an eviction case alleging that rent had not been paid from 01.10.2016 and that notices had been issued to end…
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Order XXI CPC Cannot Be Invoked for Prolonged Execution of Section 67 Eviction Orders: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court considered whether eviction orders passed under Section 67(3) of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 could be enforced through the lengthy execution procedure under Order XXI of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The case concerned a chak marg in village Dehli Bazar, Pargana Brausha, Tehsil Baldirai,…
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Akriti Chaudhary’s NSA Detention Quashed for Lack of Material Showing Incitement to Violence, ₹5 Lakh Compensation Ordered: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court heard a habeas corpus petition filed by Akriti Chaudhary, who was detained under the National Security Act (NSA) after being accused in Case Crime No. 163 of 2026. The case arose from labour agitation in Gautam Buddha Nagar, where violence and damage to public and private property began on…
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Creating an Email ID in Another Person’s Name Does Not Prima Facie Constitute Identity Theft, FIR Against Two Men Stayed: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court considered a case involving Krishna Kant Pandey And Another and the State of Uttar Pradesh. The petitioners challenged an FIR alleging that they had created an email ID in the name of a third person and used it to send complaints. The FIR invoked Section 356(2), Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and…
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Minor Remanded as Adult, Andhra Pradesh High Court Orders Immediate Release and Imposes ₹10,000 Costs on SHO: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has strongly emphasized the importance of following the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 when dealing with a child alleged to have committed an offence. In Writ Petition No. 24721 of 2026, a Division Bench comprising Justice Ninala Jayasurya and Justice T.C.D.…
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Judge’s Bail Order in Dowry Death Case Flagged, Inquiry Suggested: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has raised serious concerns over a bail order passed by a trial judge in a dowry death case and has directed its administrative side to examine whether an inquiry is necessary against the judge. The court clarified that it was not passing any judgment on the integrity of the trial judge…
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Man’s Bail in Dowry Death Case Cancelled, Administrative Review of Trial Judge’s Bail Order Sought: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has cancelled the bail granted to Satendra alias Sonu, the husband of the deceased woman, in a dowry-related death case. The Court found that the trial court had not properly explained why the accused husband deserved bail despite material indicating dowry-related harassment and the statutory…
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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
