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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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'While Public Criticizes Court Delays On Social Media…': Litigant Rebuked For Objecting To Expedited Proceedings: Allahabad High Court
In a recent decision, the Allahabad High Court dismissed a petition seeking the transfer of a case under the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Rules, 1953. The petition was filed by Smt. Manorama Tiwari against the State of Uttar Pradesh and three others. The petitioner requested the transfer of her case, Case No. 185,…
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Court Directs Registration Of PIL For Establishment Of 9149 Trial Courts, Says Matter Concerns 'Public At Large': Allahabad High Court
In the landmark case of Imtiyaz Ahmad Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh, the Hon'ble Supreme Court issued critical directions regarding the establishment of additional courts in Uttar Pradesh. This case revolves around addressing the issue of case pendency and the need for an increase in the number of judges to handle the…
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Criminal Procedure Code Section 482 Application: Proceedings Quashed Based On Compromise In Alleged Attempted Rape And Other Charges Case: Allahabad High Court
In a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court has quashed the entire proceedings in a case involving Salman Qureshi, who was facing serious charges under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including Section 376 (attempt to commit rape), Section 511 (attempt to commit an offense), Section 354-B (assault or…
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'Violation Of Familial Trust Court Denies Bail To POCSO Accused For 'Illicit' Relationship With Minor Sister-In-Law: Allahabad High Court
In a recent ruling by the Allahabad High Court, the bail application of Devideen, who is facing severe charges related to dowry harassment, kidnapping, sexual offences, and other criminal activities, was rejected. The applicant sought bail under Section 439 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C.) during the pendency…
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Woman Allegedly Raped And Impregnated By Brother, Father | 'Unforgivable Betrayal Of Blood And Trust,' Bail Denied: Allahabad High Court
In a disturbing and tragic case, Pramod, a resident of Meerut, faces serious criminal charges in connection with a heinous crime. Pramod has been accused of committing repeated sexual assault against his sister for several years. According to the victim’s complaint, she was sexually assaulted by her brother and father…
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S. 321 CrPC: Prosecution Cannot Be Withdrawn Solely On Government's Order; Public Prosecutor Must Independently Apply Mind: Allahabad High Court
In a recent judgment by the Allahabad High Court, the Court dealt with an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C.), filed by Dilip Singh, seeking to quash the orders passed by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate and the revisional court. The applicant was challenging the decision to…
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Doctors Of State Medical Colleges Referring Patients To Private Nursing Homes Has Become A Menace: Allahabad High Court
The Writ Petition numbered 28694 of 2024 was filed by Dr. Arvind Gupta against the President and Members of the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Uttar Pradesh. The case was heard by Hon'ble Rohit Ranjan Agarwal, J. in the Court No. - 9. The matter is centered around issues regarding enforcement of…
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Writ Of Mandamus In Contractual Matters Limited To Admitted Outstanding Payments: Allahabad High Court
The case of M/S Annapurna Construction Co. VERSUS State of Uttar Pradesh and Others revolves around a contractual dispute regarding the payment for work completed under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. The petitioner, a registered contractor with the Public Works Department, Kanpur, was awarded a…
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Jurisdiction Under Hindu Marriage Act Lies At Place Of Marriage, Not Reception Venue For Divorce Petition: Allahabad High Court
In a significant judgment, the Allahabad High Court has dismissed the appeal filed by Anup Singh challenging the decision of the Family Court, Prayagraj. The Family Court had refused to entertain the petition for the dissolution of marriage between Anup Singh and his wife, Smt. Jyoti Chandrabhan Singh, on the grounds…
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Actions Not Malicious: Relief Granted To Additional Private Secretary Sacked For Unintentional Forwarding Of WhatsApp Message Against CM, Rules: Allahabad High Court
In a significant decision, the High Court of Uttar Pradesh has ruled on the case of an employee challenging the disciplinary action taken against him by the State Government. The judgment highlights important aspects of judicial review, the principles of fairness, and proportionality in punishment, especially in…
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Expedited Divorce Order By Supreme Court Cannot Deny Wife's Right To Contest: Allahabad High Court
This is a First Appeal filed by the appellant-wife, Alka Singh Chauhan, under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act, 1984, challenging the decree of divorce passed against her by the husband, Shakti Singh, through a judgment and order dated 2nd May 2019. The appellant contends that her reasonable opportunity to contest…
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Husband's Refusal To Present Evidence Insufficient For Granting Further Opportunity To Submit Proof: Allahabad High Court
In a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court has dismissed the appeals filed by both Neeraj Kumar, the appellant-husband, and Smt. Shradha Goel, the respondent-wife, challenging the family court's decision regarding permanent alimony. The family court had ordered the husband to pay Rs. 10 lakhs to his wife and…
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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
