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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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Woman's Decision To Continue Pregnancy Or Go For Its Termination, Court On 32 Weeks Pregnancy Of 15-Yr-Old: Allahabad High Court
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of India has addressed a sensitive case involving a minor victim of sexual assault who was 25 weeks pregnant. The Court's judgment underscores the importance of reproductive autonomy and sets clear guidelines for the handling of such cases. Case Background The case involved a…
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Procedure For Service Of Summons On Corporate Bodies & Firms: Allahabad High Court Explains Difference Between S. 63 CrPC & S. 65 BNSS
In a recent order from the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, significant developments have emerged regarding the proper service of summons to corporate entities under the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C.). The court addressed procedural lapses in the summoning of M/S Partha Textiles, a firm involved in a criminal…
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Court imposes ₹10,000 fine on advocate for arguing case after order was passed: Allahabad High Court
In a significant ruling by the High Court of Allahabad, bail was denied to the accused, Mohan, in a case involving serious charges under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Information Technology Act (IT Act). The case was filed in Case Crime No. 13 of 2024, registered at Police Station Jarcha, District Gautam Budh…
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'No Work-No Pay' Principle Not Applicable To UP Govt Employees Reinstated After Full Exoneration: Allahabad High Court
Deoria, Uttar Pradesh - In a significant legal victory, Rajesh Kumar, a police officer who was wrongfully dismissed from service, has been awarded his full salary and allowances for the period he was out of service. This decision was handed down by the High Court, quashing the order issued by the Superintendent of…
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Person Facing Criminal Cases Doesn't Need Court's Nod For Passport Issuance; Permission Required In Case Of Foreign Travel: Allahabad High Court
In a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court addressed the issue of passport issuance despite pending criminal cases. The case was brought before the court by Umapati, the petitioner, who had applied for a passport on January 20, 2022. The matter involved the Union of India, represented by the Secretary of the…
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'Specify Proposals To Prohibit Lawyers' Strikes': Allahabad High Court To BCI, State Bar Council, HCBA & District Bar Association
In a significant development, the Allahabad High Court has issued a detailed order addressing the issue of lawyers' strikes, emphasizing compliance with Supreme Court directives. The order, dated 8th July 2024, pertains to Contempt Application (Criminal) No. 12 of 2024. Key Highlights of the Order: 1. Legal Counsel…
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Hindu Marriage Not Proven By Mere Certificate Of Arya Samaj & Registrar, Must Show Saptapadi Or Other Rites: Allahabad High Court
In a significant ruling, the High Court has declared a marriage null and void due to the non-performance of essential rites and ceremonies required under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The judgment was passed on 5th July 2024 by Justice Om Prakash Shukla and Justice Rajan Roy in the case of Shruti Agnihotri Vs. Anand…
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Sustainability Of Punishment Order Questionable If Procedure Not Followed During Inquiry Stage: Allahabad High Court
In a recent ruling, the High Court addressed a critical case involving disciplinary proceedings and the principles of natural justice. The case revolved around procedural compliance under Rule 9 of the Service Rules and highlighted significant lapses in the disciplinary process. This verdict sheds light on the…
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Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Beheading Woman As She Refused To Convert After Marriage: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has rejected the bail plea of Shoeb Akhtar, who is accused of murdering a woman and pressuring her to convert to Islam. Accusations: Shoeb Akhtar, along with Ajaz Ahmad, is accused of murdering a woman named Priya (name changed to protect identity) in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The prosecution…
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Court Within Whose Jurisdiction First Wife Has Taken Up Permanent Residence Can Try Offences U/S 494/495 IPC: Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court has dismissed an application filed by a man seeking to quash a summoning order issued against him in a bigamy case. The man, Inder alias Lala, was accused by his wife Sudesh of bigamy (marrying another person while already married) and criminal intimidation under Sections 494, 406 and 506 of the…
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Mere Allegation Of Wife Ousting Husband From Matrimonial Home Not Enough To Show Desertion, He Must Show Attempts To Get Back: Allahabad High Court
In a significant judgment by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, a decree of divorce has been granted under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The case involved allegations of mental cruelty brought forward by Mr. Vipin Kumar Agrawal against his wife, Smt. Manisha Agrawal. Background: Mr. Vipin Kumar…
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Constitution Allows Citizens To Profess, Propagate Their Religion But It Doesn't Permit Them To Convert Others: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has rejected the bail plea of Shriniwas Rav Nayak, an accused in a case involving alleged unlawful religious conversion in Uttar Pradesh. The order was delivered on July 9, 2024 by Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal. The Case The case pertains to an incident that took place on February 15, 2024, in…
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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
