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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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Child Custody Law Must Evolve Beyond Patriarchal Norms And Be Gender Neutral: Allahabad High Court
In a strong call for reforming outdated family laws, the Allahabad High Court on May 30, 2025, highlighted the need to amend the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, particularly Section 6, which unfairly gives natural guardianship first to the father in the case of a minor boy or unmarried girl. The High Court…
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Lawyer Prohibited From Practising Before Court For Three Years Over Misconduct: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has barred Advocate Asok Pandey from practicing at both the Allahabad and Lucknow Benches of the High Court for a period of three years. The Court also restrained him from entering the premises of the High Court during this period, unless specifically permitted by the Court. Division Bench…
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Petition Contesting BJP MLA's Election From Tundla Dismissed As Baseless: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court, through a bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal, has dismissed an election petition challenging the election of BJP MLA Prem Pal Singh Dhangar from the Tundla Assembly Constituency, citing non-disclosure of material facts, an essential legal requirement under the Representation of the People…
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Anticipatory Bail Plea Maintainable In NDPS Matters As BNSS Section 482 Overrides Uttar Pradesh CrPC Amendment: Allahabad High Court
In a landmark decision, the Allahabad High Court has ruled that with the enforcement of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the bar on granting anticipatory bail in cases under the NDPS Act in Uttar Pradesh is no longer valid. The Court held that the earlier restriction imposed under Section 438(6), Criminal…
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Trial Court Can Amend Preliminary Decree to Ensure Justice Between Parties: Allahabad High Court
In a significant ruling under the Code of Civil Procedure, the Allahabad High Court has clarified that a Trial Court has the power to amend a preliminary decree if it is necessary to do complete justice between the parties. The judgment was passed by Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal in the case of Shiv Narayan Gupta…
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Irregularity in Initial Appointments Cured Once Candidates Are Regularly Absorbed: Allahabad High Court
In a significant judgment addressing employment regularisation and protection of long-standing services, the Allahabad High Court has ruled that initial irregularities in appointments are deemed cured once employees are absorbed against sanctioned, regular vacancies. The Division Bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and…
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Relief Granted to BBC Journalist Denied Passport NOC Over Mosque Demolition Reporting Case: Allahabad High Court
In a recent judgment delivered on June 5, 2025, the Lucknow Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad overturned two earlier orders passed by lower courts in Barabanki that had denied a passport renewal to an individual facing a criminal trial. The High Court emphasized that the right to travel abroad is a…
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[Hindu Marriage Act] First Marriage Irrelevant for Deciding Maintenance Under Section 24 in Second Marriage: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court, in a significant judgment, held that the validity or void nature of a second marriage is irrelevant when considering an application for maintenance pendente lite under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The Division Bench of Justice Arindam Sinha and Justice Avnish Saxena ruled that…
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‘Honour Killing Can’t Be Ruled Out’: Adult Married Couple Granted Protection, SSP to Be Held Accountable If Harm Occurs: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court, reinforcing the constitutional right to personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, has protected a 23-year-old woman and her husband from threats and harassment by her family, who objected to their inter-faith marriage solemnized at an Arya Samaj temple. FIR filed under…
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‘Wills & Preferences’ of Mentally Ill Person Not Clearly Defined for Nominating Representative; Courts Must Act as Parens Patriae: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has raised a serious concern over the statutory vacuum in the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, particularly regarding the absence of defined mechanisms to assess the "wills and preferences" of persons with mental illness. The Court observed that in such cases, the judiciary must act as parens…
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Love, Abduction or Blackmail? Shocking Allegations Under Sections 366 and 376 IPC Examined in Depth: Allahabad High Court
A complaint was initially lodged on 03 January 2012 at Police Station Vrindavan, District Mathura. The complainant Kishan Gopal Agarwal alleged that his minor daughter was kidnapped by accused Parth Krishan Upadhyay, Naveen alias Nirmal Mirchandani, and others including Shreshtha, Raj Kumar, and Neeru in an Innova…
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Bail Granted to Two Men Accused of Forcibly Reciting 'Hanuman Chalisa' Near Mosque in Meerut: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Sachin Sirohi, a leader of Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Suraksha Samiti, and Sanjay Samarval, who were arrested in March 2025 for allegedly promoting religious enmity by reciting Hanuman Chalisa near a mosque in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The bail was granted by Justice Raj Beer…
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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
