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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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Burden to Prove Income Tax Authorities’ Best Assessment Is Perverse Lies on Assessee: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court, on July 25, 2025, dismissed an appeal filed under Section 260-A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 in the case of M/S Rai Wines Ras Bahar Colony VERSUS The Commissioner of Income Tax. The appeal was filed against the judgment of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) and the Commissioner of Income…
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Employee's Salary and Pension Withheld Despite Judicial Order, ₹1 Lakh Cost Imposed on State: Allahabad High Court
In a significant case involving defiance of a final judgment, the Allahabad High Court imposed a cost of Rs. 1,00,000 on the State of Uttar Pradesh for failing to comply with its own coordinate bench’s order under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, which had allowed the petitioner's mother to continue in…
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Competent Authority Can Examine Claims of Rehabilitation & Resettlement Under National Highways Act, Not Collector: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has delivered a significant verdict regarding land acquisition and related compensation under the National Highways Act, 1956, especially focusing on the role of the Competent Authority as defined under Section 3(a) of the said Act. The judgment was passed in the case of Rajendra Singh And 5…
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Death Penalty Commuted to Life Imprisonment of Not Less Than 25 Years Without Remission in Minor Cousin's Rape-Murder Case: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has upheld the conviction of Bantu @ Shiv Shankar in a horrifying case involving the rape and murder of his 8-year-old cousin. The incident occurred on March 17, 2019, in a rural village in Uttar Pradesh, where the minor girl was lured away by the accused on the pretext of buying biscuits. The…
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Disciplinary Action | Punishment Order Not Invalid Merely for Omission of Specifics in Show Cause Notice: Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court, in a significant judgment under service jurisprudence, has held that minor procedural lapses or omissions in a disciplinary order do not render it invalid, so long as the core principles of natural justice and application of mind have been followed. The decision came in the case of Dharvendra Pal…
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17-Year-Old Survivor Allowed to Terminate 31-Week Pregnancy Despite Health Risk, Reproductive Autonomy Paramount: Allahabad High Court
In a deeply sensitive and significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court has allowed a 17-and-a-half-year-old rape survivor to medically terminate her 31-week pregnancy, stressing that the will and consent of the pregnant person is paramount, even when there is a risk to both mother and child. The judgment was passed by…
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'Nothing to Show His Involvement in Incident': Bail Granted to Shahi Jama Masjid Head in Sambhal Violence Case: Allahabad High Court '
The Allahabad High Court recently granted bail to Zafar Ali, Chairman of the Shahi Jama Masjid Committee in Sambhal, in connection with violence that occurred on November 24, 2024. This violence broke out during a court-ordered survey to determine whether a temple existed within the premises of the mosque. The…
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'Claim for Interim Injunction Arose After 27 Years': Appeal Under Section 37 of A&C Act Denied Due to Inordinate Delay: Allahabad High Court '27
Messrs Law Publishers, a partnership firm owned and managed by the Sagar family, along with Smt. Vibha, who claimed to be a sleeping partner, filed an application seeking interim relief under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996. The firm alleged that other partners were attempting to alienate the…
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(POCSO) Probe Ordered into Arya Samaj Societies Over Illegal Marriages in UP: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court, while hearing a case involving serious allegations under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) and Indian Penal Code, issued strong directions to curb illegal marriage practices allegedly being carried out by unverified Arya Samaj societies in Uttar Pradesh. Justice…
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Juvenile Justice Act 2015: Adult Trial Denied for Mentally Immature Teen in Heinous Sexual Offence Case: Allahabad High Court
The case concerns a juvenile accused of committing a heinous offence under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. The accused, being over sixteen years old at the time of the offence, faced the possibility of being tried as an adult. The legal question was whether the Juvenile Justice Board…
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'Private Hospitals Treat Patients as ATMs to Extract Money': No Relief to Doctor Accused of Medical Negligence: Allahabad High Court '
The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by Dr. Ashok Kumar Rai seeking quashing of a 2008 case registered against him for alleged medical negligence resulting in the death of a foetus. The Court expressed serious concern about private hospitals and nursing homes treating patients merely as “guinea…
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SC's 'Tehseen Poonawalla' Directives Binding on State & Centre; Mob Lynching Can't Be Monitored Through PIL: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court, in a recent ruling dated July 15, 2025, disposed of a Criminal Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Jamiat Ulma E Hind (Arshad Madani) Public Trust, which sought strict compliance by the State of Uttar Pradesh with the Supreme Court's binding guidelines laid down in Tehseen S. Poonawalla…
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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
