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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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Tata Projects' ₹940-Crore Highway Contract Restored; NHAI's Termination Held to Be 'Pre-Determined': Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) cannot arbitrarily terminate a highway construction contract and hold the contractor responsible for delay when the delay was caused by NHAI's own failure to provide encumbrance-free land with a clear right of way. The Court held…
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State Questioned Over Appointment of Administrators After Expiry of Panchayat's Five-Year Tenure: Allahabad High Court
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has raised important constitutional questions regarding the appointment of Administrators under Section 12(3-A) of the Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1947. While hearing a Public Interest Litigation, the Court observed that the issue requires detailed judicial…
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Women Remain Protected Under the Domestic Violence Act After Divorce if the Alleged Violence Occurred During Marriage: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a divorce decree between a husband and wife does not automatically remove the woman’s right to seek legal remedies under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 for alleged acts of domestic violence that took place during the marriage. The Court held that…
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Dying Declaration Discarded as Intended to Wreak Vengeance; Husband and In-Laws Acquitted in Murder Case: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has acquitted five members of a family who had earlier been sentenced to life imprisonment in a 2017 murder and dowry death case. The Division Bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot and Justice Divesh Chandra Samant held that the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt and…
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Minor Contradictions Cannot Discredit Trustworthy Family Witnesses; Life Sentence Upheld in Murder Case: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has upheld the conviction and life imprisonment awarded to Ranjeet Patel for murdering his cousin Ram Asrey, holding that minor inconsistencies in the statements of family eyewitnesses do not weaken a prosecution case when the main evidence is reliable and supported by medical findings. The…
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Reliable Testimony of Witness Cannot Be Discarded Solely Due to Relationship With Victim; Murder Conviction Upheld: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that the testimony of eyewitnesses who are close family members of a murder victim cannot be discarded merely because of their relationship with the deceased. The Court observed that close relatives are natural witnesses and are generally the last persons who would falsely implicate…
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Family Courts Can Recognise Valid Extra-Judicial Talaq When It Is Not Disputed; Couple Declared Divorced: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a Family Court has the jurisdiction to formally declare the matrimonial status of Muslim spouses as "divorced" where a valid extra-judicial Talaq-e-Hasan has already taken effect under Muslim Personal Law and the divorce is not disputed by either spouse. The Court observed that…
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S. 34 IPC | Proof of 'Prior Concert' Essential to Convict With Aid of 'Common Intention'; Man Acquitted in 1987 Murder Case: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a conviction under Section 34 IPC cannot be sustained unless the prosecution proves that the accused acted with a prior concert and pursuant to a prearranged plan. Holding that mere presence at the scene or suspicion is not enough to establish common intention, the Court…
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Death of Weaver Cannot Be a Ground to Deny Housing Colony Quarter to His Widow; Weaving Is a Hereditary Art: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that once the Government has decided to transfer residential quarters in a weavers' colony to the occupant-weavers in possession, the death of the original allottee cannot be used as a ground to deny the same benefit to his widow. The Court observed that weaving is a hereditary…
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Failure to Explain Wife's Death in Matrimonial Home Completes Chain of Guilt; Husband and In-Laws' Murder Conviction Upheld: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that where a woman dies an unnatural death inside her matrimonial home and the prosecution establishes a complete chain of circumstantial evidence pointing towards the guilt of the accused, the burden shifts upon the inmates of the house under Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act,…
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Buyer or Seller Need Not Be Present Together for Sale Deed Registration in Uttar Pradesh; Appeal Against Specific Performance Decree Dismissed: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that under the Registration Act, 1908 as applicable in Uttar Pradesh, the physical presence of both the buyer and the seller is not mandatory at the time of execution and registration of a sale deed. The Court clarified that the Uttar Pradesh amendment to Section 32A of the…
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Lekhpal's Conviction Upheld 49 Years After Being Caught Red-Handed Accepting ₹300 Bribe in 1977: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a criminal appeal filed by Mahesh Chand, a Consolidation Lekhpal, and upheld his 1985 conviction in a bribery case dating back to 1977. The Court confirmed the sentence of one year rigorous imprisonment and directed the appellant to surrender before the trial court within four…
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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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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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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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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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Bar Council Cannot Interim Suspend Advocates During Disciplinary Inquiry: Allahabad High Court
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has quashed an order suspending the enrollment of advocates Akhilesh Jaiswal and Avnish Dixit pending disciplinary proceedings. The case, Writ - C No. - 10924 of 2026, was heard by a Division Bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary. The…
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Remarried Couple Protected From Family Interference After Mutual Divorce: Allahabad High Court
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has directed that a remarried couple should not face interference in their peaceful married life after the woman’s father objected to their second marriage. A bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra passed the order on 23 September 2026…
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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
