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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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Refusal to Postpone Physical Test for Pregnant Aspirant Violates Her Right to Motherhood and Employment: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, has emphasized that a pregnant woman candidate cannot be denied her right to participate in a government recruitment process solely due to her pregnancy. The Court directed authorities to conduct a fresh Physical Efficiency Test (PET) for a pregnant applicant, stating that…
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National Highways Act | Competent Authority Cannot Decide Disputed Compensation Shares, Matter Must Be Referred to Civil Court: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has clarified that when co-sharers dispute over their shares in land acquired under the National Highways Act, 1956, the competent authority does not have the jurisdiction to decide the dispute. Instead, it must refer the matter to the Principal Civil Court of Original Jurisdiction. This…
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UP Government's 'Zero Tolerance' Stand Questioned After Two Contradictory Revenue Orders Surface: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has expressed serious concern over the Uttar Pradesh Government’s handling of a revenue dispute involving contradictory orders. The Court questioned the sincerity of the Government’s declared ‘Zero Tolerance’ policy against corruption after discovering two conflicting orders issued in the same…
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Standing Guard to Facilitate Rape Attracts Common Intention Liability Under Section 34 IPC; Conviction in 1984 Case Upheld: Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court Upholds Conviction in 1984 Gang-Rape Case Introduction to the Case and Legal Principles The Allahabad High Court has upheld the conviction of two men involved in a 1984 gang-rape case, asserting that standing guard to facilitate the offence constitutes participation under Section 34 of the Indian…
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Representation to DM Cannot Substitute Pre-Conversion Declaration in Schedule-I Format Under Section 8 of the UP Anti-Conversion Law: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has recently clarified the legal requirement under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, that any person intending to convert their religion must submit a pre-conversion declaration in a specific prescribed format. The Court emphasized that a mere…
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"Don't Be Nosy Parkers": FIR Quashed; Police Reprimanded for Investigating Marriage of Consenting Adults: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has recently emphasized that police investigation into the marriage decisions of consenting adults is not only inappropriate but also a violation of their fundamental rights. The Court made this clear while quashing an FIR filed against a married man accused of kidnapping a woman to force her…
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Real Estate Proceedings Involving ₹50 Lakh Under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act: High Court of Andhra Pradesh
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed the criminal petition filed by G.V. Srinivasa Rao, former General Manager of Indian Bank, seeking to quash the criminal proceedings initiated against him. The case involves allegations of multiple criminal offenses including forgery, cheating, and perjury under various…
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82-Year-Old Murder Convict Sent Back to Jail After 40 Years; Sentence Cannot Be Reduced by Invoking Article 142: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has recently upheld the life imprisonment of Babu Lal, an 82-year-old man convicted of murder in 1984. The Court dismissed his appeal and directed him to surrender to serve the remaining part of his sentence. The case highlights the Court’s stance that age and prolonged bail do not warrant…
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Courts Cannot Direct CBI to Secure Prosecution Sanction; Case Against Former DM in Illegal Sand Mining Matter Quashed: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has clarified that a trial court does not have the authority to direct the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or any investigating agency to obtain prosecution sanction for a public servant. The court emphasized that such a direction amounts to directing the sanctioning authority to grant…
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Wife Needn't File Successive Pleas for Maintenance Recovery; Judicial Officers Warned of Contempt for Ignoring Supreme Court Guidelines: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has clarified that a wife is not required to file multiple applications to recover her monthly maintenance under Section 125 CrPC. The Court directed all Family Court Judges in Uttar Pradesh to strictly follow the Supreme Court judgments regarding the enforcement of maintenance orders. The…
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Can the High Court Invoke Its Inherent Powers Suo Motu Under Section 528 BNSS to Quash a Criminal Case in a Complainant's Appeal? Answered: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has clarified that it has the authority to invoke its inherent powers under Section 528 BNSS (which corresponds to Section 482 CrPC) suo motu, meaning on its own motion, to quash criminal proceedings. This power can be exercised even when dealing with an appeal filed by a complainant if the…
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Protection Granted to Major Woman and Her Minor Husband in Marital Dispute: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court, presided over by Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, has issued an important order safeguarding the rights of a married couple—Jyoti and her minor husband—against threats and harassment by family members, primarily the father of the petitioner no.1. The court emphasized that even if the marriage…
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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
