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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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Prima Facie State Human Rights Commission Lacks Jurisdiction Over Child Custody Matters: Allahabad High Court
The case involves a legal dispute over the custody of two minor children, who are the children of the petitioner no. 1’s son and his deceased wife. The children’s mother tragically passed away on November 6, 2024, in mysterious circumstances. The maternal side of the family (opposite parties no. 4 and 5) alleged foul…
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Remedies Under U.P. Z.A.L.R. Act Continue For Suits Filed Before U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 Enforcement: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has clarified an important legal issue regarding the remedies available under the U.P. Zamindari Abolition & Land Reforms Act, 1950 (U.P. Z.A.L.R. Act) following the enactment of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006. The case, titled Charan Singh v. State of U.P. and 3 Others, deals with whether the…
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'Not A Dreaded Criminal': Arrest Of Mohd Zubair Stayed Till January 6 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case: Allahabad High Court
In a recent hearing before the Allahabad High Court, a petition filed by Mohammed Zubair, a journalist and co-founder of a fact-checking website, was reviewed. The petition, Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 21016 of 2024, challenged the lodging of an FIR under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023,…
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Sambhal Violence | Aggrieved Person Can Approach Enquiry Commission, Court On PIL Against 'Police Atrocities': Allahabad High Court
A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed by the Association of Protection of Civil Rights against the State of Uttar Pradesh and nine other respondents, following an incident of violence that occurred in Sambhal on 24th November 2024. The petitioners sought several directives, including a status report on the…
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Court Must Endorse Muba'arat Divorce After Verifying Mutuality and Voluntariness of Agreement: Allahabad High Court
In a recent case before the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow, the issue of divorce by mutual consent was addressed under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act, 1984. The appellant, Arshad Husain, sought to quash a judgment passed by the learned Family Court, Lucknow, on 04.07.2019, which dismissed his…
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Atul Subhash Case: Accused Wife's Uncle Granted Transit Anticipatory Bail For Four Weeks: Allahabad High Court
In a recent ruling, the High Court of Allahabad granted transit anticipatory bail to Sushil Singhania, the uncle-in-law of the deceased, in a case involving serious allegations of abetment of suicide. The case arose from an FIR filed in Bengaluru, Karnataka, under Section 108 and Section 3(5) of the B.N.S. Act. The…
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Middle-Class Woman Cannot Survive On Meager ₹2.5K Maintenance: Allahabad High Court
In a significant judgment, the Hon'ble High Court of Judicature at Allahabad has passed a ruling concerning the enhancement of interim maintenance in a case under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C.). This judgment pertains to the matter between Shilpy Sharma, the revisionist, and her husband Rahul…
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Form 26B Not Mandatory for Refund After Issuance of Form 5 Under 'Vivad Se Vishwas' Act: Allahabad High Court
In a significant ruling related to the Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020 (VSV Act), Dish TV India Limited, the petitioner, sought a refund of Rs. 2,19,42,954/- after a settlement of tax arrears under Section 5(2) read with Section 6 of the Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020. The petitioner had originally filed a TDS return for the…
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Judges Must Work During Lawyers' Strike; Police Protection For Litigants Wishing To Argue: Allahabad High Court
In a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court has emphasized the importance of using available statutory remedies in tenancy disputes, even if there are external challenges such as a lawyers' strike. The case in question involved Ashutosh Kumar Pathak, who challenged an order passed by the Prescribed Authority…
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'Serious Offence, Victim An Innocent 14-Year-Old Girl': Court Denies Bail To Gang-Rape Accused: Allahabad High Court
In a significant legal development, the Allahabad High Court recently denied bail to Halkaee Ahirwar, a man accused of gang-raping a 14-year-old girl in April 2024. The crime also involved the recording of the heinous act and the subsequent circulation of the video. Ahirwar, along with three other individuals, was…
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Jyoti Shyamdasani Murder Case: Conviction of 5, Including Husband, Upheld; Alleged Lover Acquitted: Allahabad High Court
In a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court upheld the life imprisonment sentences for five individuals, including the husband of the deceased, Piyush Shyamdasani, in connection with the brutal murder of Jyoti Shyamdasani, a case that shocked Kanpur in 2014. The accused were found guilty by the trial court and…
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[Income Tax Act] Placing Funds Temporarily In One Account Before Transfer To Another Doesn't Invoke Section 69A: Allahabad High Court
In a recent decision, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) dealt with a case involving the Pr Commissioner of Income Tax and Sushil Kumar Sharma, where the Income Tax Department raised concerns about unexplained cash deposits in a bank account during the financial year 2016-17. The case revolved around 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
