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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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Compliance Of Section 21 Of Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 Is Mandatory: Arbitration Proceedings Quashed by Allahabad High Court
In a recent development, the Allahabad High Court, in a writ petition bearing Case No. WRIT - C No. - 41115 of 2023, has quashed the arbitration proceedings initiated by Shivalik Small Finance Bank Ltd. against M/S Samyam Industries and four others. The Hon'ble Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan, J., delivered the order on…
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Court Reserves Judgment on Case Against Jitendra Tyagi Over Remarks in "Ram Ki Janmabhoomi" Film: Allahabad High Court
In a significant development, the Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, has exercised its extraordinary powers under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C.) to quash the entire proceeding of Criminal Case No.4539 of 2023, State Vs Waseem Rizvi. The case arose from Case Crime No.0040 of 2019, filed at…
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Court Raises Concerns Over Legal Knowledge Among New Staff in Stamp Reporter Section: Allahabad High Court
In a recent development at the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, a second appeal with Neutral Citation No. 2024:AHC:17358 has been dismissed by Hon'ble Justice J.J. Munir. The case revolves around the surprising and shocking circumstances of the appellant, Tufel Ahmad, challenging an order dated 01.11.2023,…
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No Restriction on Compassionate Employment for Daughter if Son is Already in Government Service: Allahabad High Court
In a recent judicial pronouncement, the Allahabad High Court, under the jurisdiction of Court No. 38, addressed a writ petition challenging the rejection of a compassionate appointment. The case revolves around the rejection of Kumari Nisha's application for compassionate appointment following the demise of her…
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Public Interest Litigation Challenges Amendment to Rule for Direct Recruitment of Advocates in UP Higher Judicial Services
In a significant development, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the validity of Rule 5 of the U.P. Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1975 has been filed before the Hon'ble Attau Rahman Masoodi and Hon'ble Brij Raj Singh, JJ. The petitioner, Trideep Narayan Pandey, has raised several crucial arguments against…
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Dark Face Of Society, Court Shines Light on Parents Filing FIRs Against Love Marriages: Allahabad High Court
In a landmark judgment, the Allahabad High Court, presided over by Hon'ble Justice Prashant Kumar, has quashed the proceedings of Criminal Case No. 2700131 of 2022 (State of U.P. Vs. Sagar Savita). The case, arising out of case crime no.0041 of 2022, involved charges under Sections 363, 366 I.P.C., and 7/8 of POCSO…
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Section 148 Income Tax: Court Emphasizes Bonafide Satisfaction for Jurisdiction; No Requirement to Record "Reason to Believe": Allahabad High Court
In a recent order by the Allahabad High Court, a writ petition under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, was dismissed challenging the reassessment proceedings initiated against Shri Durga Trading Co for the Assessment Year 2016-17. Key Highlights: 1. Supplementary Affidavit Filed: The court, comprising Hon'ble…
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Court Quashes Penalty for Expired E-Way Bill, Citing Lack of Intent to Evade Tax: Allahabad High Court
In a recent judgment, the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, under the leadership of The Hon’ble Justice Shekhar B. Saraf, addressed a writ petition (Writ Tax No. 141 of 2023) filed by M/s Globe Panel Industries India Pvt. Ltd. against the State of U.P. and others. The matter revolved around a penalty order dated…
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Court Advocates Action Against Rape Victims Turning Hostile Post Compensation: Allahabad High Court
In a significant development, the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad has granted bail to Aman, the petitioner in the criminal miscellaneous bail application numbered 41458 of 2023. The order, dated February 2, 2024, pertains to a case where Aman is the applicant, and the opposite parties include the State of U.P.…
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Court Urges Railways Ministry to Detail Anti-Sexual Assault Measures on Trains and Stations: Allahabad High Court
In a significant development, the Allahabad High Court, in a suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) registered as Criminal Writ-Public Interest Litigation No. 23569 of 2016, has taken cognizance of a distressing case related to a gang rape and the victim being thrown out of a moving train. The case, known as 'In Re…
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The accused got anticipatory bail in the alleged rape case under sections 366 and 376 of IPC: Allahabad High Cour
Lucknow, January 31, 2024: In a significant legal development, the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Shubham Bhargav in a criminal case filed under Sections 366 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The case, bearing number 112 of 2024, revolves around allegations of…
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Court Utilizes Section 482 CrPC to Quash Matrimonial Dispute Proceedings: Allahabad High Court
Lucknow, February 2, 2024: In a significant legal development, the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court, headed by Justice Narendra Kumar Johari, utilized Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C.) to quash the entire criminal proceedings of Criminal Case No.306828 of 2018. The case, titled Brij Mohan…
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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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Misbehaviour With Government Advocates Over Court Orders May Amount to Contempt: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has rejected the bail application of Sachin Yadav in a case involving allegations of uploading obscene videos and photographs of a woman on Facebook and blackmailing her for Rs. 2 lakh. Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal passed the order on 12 October 2026 in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.…
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Written Application Ordinarily Required for Permanent Alimony, Oral Request Acceptable With Consent of Both Parties: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a written application is ordinarily required to claim permanent alimony under Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, but an oral request may be accepted in exceptional cases when both parties agree on entitlement and the amount. The dispute arose from a marriage solemnised…
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Law Commission Urged to Consider Exceptional Circumstances in POCSO Sentencing: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has allowed a habeas corpus petition filed by a man seeking the release of his partner, who was recovered and sent to a Bal Griha while a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, remained pending against him. A division bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and…
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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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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
