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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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Possibility of Victim Being a Partner in Crime: 7 Convicts Acquitted in 2004 'Minor' Kidnapping and Rape Case: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently delivered a significant judgment, acquitting seven individuals who had been convicted in connection with the 2004 kidnapping and rape case of a minor girl. The court found that the victim's allegations were fabricated, undermining the credibility of her testimony. The case centered on…
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Visually Impaired Candidate Unable to Fill AIBE Form Due to LLB Result Error Receives Relief: Allahabad High Court
In a recent judgment, the Allahabad High Court provided relief to a visually impaired candidate, Navendu Aggarwal, who was unable to apply for the All-India Bar Examination (AIBE)-XIX in time due to an error in his 5th-semester examination result caused by his university. Although the university rectified the error…
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Widowed Daughter Falls Within the Definition of Dependent Family, Directed for Compassionate Appointment: Allahabad High Court
In a significant ruling, a Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court, comprising Justices Rajan Roy and Om Prakash Shukla, granted relief to a widowed daughter seeking appointment to the post her deceased father had held, on compassionate grounds. The Court ruled that a woman, whether married or widowed, continues to…
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Government Post's to Appointment Cannot Be Denied Due to Mere Implication in Dowry Case: Allahabad High Court
In a significant judgment, the Allahabad High Court has ruled that being implicated in a criminal case, particularly in the context of matrimonial disputes like dowry cases, does not automatically disqualify a candidate from receiving a government job, especially when there is no proven complicity in the alleged…
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Provisions of CPC Apply to Proceedings Before Family Court, Reiterates: Allahabad High Court
In a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court has explained the relationship between the Family Courts Act, 1984, and the Civil Procedure Code (C.P.C.) in divorce cases. The Court clarified that the provisions of the C.P.C. are applicable to the proceedings before Family Courts under Section 10 of the Family…
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Interim Bail Granted to POCSO Accused on Condition of Marrying Consenting Victim: Allahabad High Court
In a recent ruling from the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, an interim bail was granted to the applicant, Ajay Kumar @ Golu @ Sanjay, in a criminal case under Case Crime No. 67 of 2024. The applicant is currently in jail since 22nd July 2024 for charges under Section 363, Section 366, Section 376…
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Nominee Entitled to Bank Deposits After Account Holder's Death, But Subject to Succession Laws: Allahabad High Court
In a recent judgment, the Allahabad High Court ruled in favor of the petitioner, Manoj Kumar Sharma, directing the Bank of Baroda to release the amounts from the Fixed Deposit Receipts (FDRs) of his deceased mother, who passed away in February 2020. The court held that as the nominee named in the FDR accounts, the…
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Financial Crises Leave Wives & Children Vulnerable in Matrimonial Cases, Husbands Exploit Their Hardships: Allahabad High Court
In a recent judgment by the Allahabad High Court, a crucial decision was made concerning the award of temporary maintenance and litigation expenses to a wife during the pendency of matrimonial proceedings. The case involved the appellant, Arun Pandey, a Colonel in the Indian Army, and his wife, Smt. Neha Pandey. The…
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Can Children from Void Marriage Be Added to Service Record Despite Section 16 of Hindu Marriage Act? To Be Decided: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court is set to resolve a crucial legal issue regarding the legitimacy of children born from a void marriage and whether such children can have their names entered into service records for entitlement to benefits. The case involves Mukesh Kumar, an ex-serviceman, who has appealed against the…
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Mental Disorder Alone Not Sufficient Ground for Divorce, Rules: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently addressed a crucial issue related to the Hindu Marriage Act, specifically under Section 13(1)(iii), which deals with divorce on the grounds of mental illness or unsoundness of mind. In this landmark judgment, the Court emphasized that the mere existence of a mental disorder is not…
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Counsel for Accused Cannot Directly Contact Investigating Agencies or IOs Without Court’s Permission, Objects to Lawyers' Emails to ED: Allahabad High Court
In a recent case involving allegations of money laundering, the Allahabad High Court took strong exception to the actions of the accused’s counsel, who had emailed Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers, requesting them to file a counter-affidavit as directed by the court. The court criticized this direct communication…
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Lakhimpur Kheri Violence | 12 Accused Granted Bail as Their Case Found Stronger Than Ashish Mishra’s: Allahabad High Court
In a significant development in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, the Allahabad High Court on Monday granted bail to 12 accused involved in the October 2021 incident that led to the deaths of five individuals. The Court's ruling comes after a detailed examination of the case, which included considerations regarding…
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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
