Allahabad High Court
HC upholds arrest of 119 people accused of call centre fraud
Since the grounds and reasons for arrest had been communicated through the recovery memo, the court held that the arrest...
Allahabad HC seeks roadmap to prevent patients being shuttled between hospitals
The bench directed the state government to conduct an objective and fair inquiry into the incident and submit its report...
HC cautions against multiple maintenance proceedings, flags burden on family courts
The bench observed that the law gives a person the option of initiating maintenance proceedings under different statutor...
Allahabad High Court Rules Suit Filed Without Permission Under Order 1 Rule 8 CPC Not Representative; Binding Only Between Parties
Court clarifies that absence of court permission under Order 1 Rule 8 CPC means suit cannot be treated as representative...
Allahabad High Court Rules Borrower Can Directly Appeal Against Confirmation of Sale Without Pre-Deposit Under RDDBFI Act
Court Emphasizes Concurrent Remedy Under Section 30 of RDDBFI Act, 1993, Over Rules 60 and 61 of Income Tax Act; Sets As...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Bar Association's Nomination of Women Lawyers to Ensure Compliance with Supreme Court's 30 percent Representation Mandate
Court Orders Amendment of Bye-laws for Future Elections; Nomination Process to be Regularized Following Supreme Court Gu...
Allahabad High Court Quashes SC/ST Act Proceedings in Property Dispute Case; IPC Trial to Continue
Court finds no prima facie evidence of caste-based intent in property transaction dispute; dismisses abuse of process co...
Allahabad High Court Rules on Framing of Issues and Stay of Proceedings in Wakf Property Dispute
Court confirms Small Cause Courts' discretion in framing issues and denies stay of eviction proceedings, despite pending...
Police Personnel Cannot Claim Section 197 CrPC Protection for Custodial Violence, Molestation, and Robbery, Rules Allahabad High Court
Court Rejects Discharge Applications of Police Officers Accused of Brutally Assaulting Advocate and Family Members; Hold...
Allahabad High Court Quashes "Goonda" Declaration Order, Condemns Misuse of U.P. Control of Goondas Act as Tool of Oppression
Court holds that involvement in single criminal case after acquittal cannot establish habitual criminality; externment o...
Allahabad HC directs man to produce son who alleged illegal detention over decision to convert to Islam
The petitioner's counsel submitted that in collusion and connivance with the father, the state authorities and their fun...
Just because complainant belongs to SC/ST, offence under SC/ST Act does not attract: Allahabad HC
"Admittedly, the dispute between the parties essentially arise from a transaction concerning sale of disputed property,"...
Allahabad HC directs removal of all remaining encroachments at Lucknow court premises
The court had further directed that if notices could not be served, they should be published in a Hindi and an English d...
Allahabad High Court Quashes Cognizance Order Against Applicant; Rules Magistrate Cannot Review Earlier Cognizance Orders
High Court sets aside order allowing protest petition that led to re-cognizance against accused; clarifies magistrates c...
Allahabad High Court Empowers Revising Authority to Condone Delay in Police Service Revision Cases
Court rules that Rule 23 of U.P. Police Officers (Punishment & Appeal) Rules, 1991 does not bar applying Limitation Act’...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Sanction for Prosecution in NHAI Bribery Case, Dismisses Quashing Petition
Court Rules Internal Communications Not Final Sanction Orders; CVC Advice Validates Prosecution Sanction Under Preventio...
Allahabad High Court Sets Aside 26-Year-Old Land Allotment Cancellation, Upholds Rights Under Family Planning Scheme
Court Rules Cancellation Proceedings Initiated After Statutory Limitation Period Under U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land...
UP govt seems determined to use Goonda Act as tool of harassment: Allahabad HC
The court also found that the commissioner had treated the acquitted case as a pending case against Ali, reflecting a fa...
Allahabad High Court Grants Interim Stay on Damages in Mosque Eviction Case in Saharanpur
Court Issues Notice to State, Seeks Affidavits on Disputed Mosque Land Claimed to be in Possession for Over 100 Years...
Allahabad High Court Rules Writ Petition Not Maintainable Against Bar Association in Membership Dispute
Court holds Bar Associations as private bodies not performing public functions; directs petitioner to seek remedy throug...
Allahabad High Court Directs Strict Age Verification in Marriage Registration to Prevent Child Marriages
Court holds that registration of marriages involving minors without proper age verification is serious failure of statut...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Eligibility Criteria Restricting Special Educator Recruitment to Currently Employed Candidates
Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Advertisement Condition That Excludes Previously Engaged but Currently Unemployed S...
Allahabad High Court Acquits Man of Abduction Charge: Inconsistent Prosecutrix Testimony and Unproven Age Lead to Conviction Reversal
Court finds prosecution failed to establish minority of alleged victim and conviction based on unreliable, contradictory...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Nagar Panchayat's Authority to License Cattle Markets on Private Land
Court Rules Petitioner Lacks Locus Standi to Challenge Licensing Orders Under Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Closure of Slaughterhouse Operating Without Valid Licence
Court Emphasizes Mandatory Licensing Under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, Rejects Petition to Reopen Facility Oper...
Allahabad High Court Directs Removal of Illegal Encroachments Near Telephone Exchange, Kaiserbagh, Ensuring Natural Justice Principles
Court mandates serving notices to encroachers before demolition and orders coordinated action by police, municipal autho...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Validity of GST Show Cause Notice Without Prior Scrutiny Under Section 61
Court Rules Independent Verification Suffices for Issuance of Show Cause Notice Under Section 74A of CGST Act, Dismissin...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Remand Order in RERA Dispute, Clarifies Scope of Appeal under Section 58 of RERA Act
Court Rules Appeal to High Court under RERA Act Permissible Only on Substantial Questions of Law, Confirms Tribunal's Re...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Small Causes Court's Refusal to Implead Third Party in Eviction Suit over Independent Title Claim
Court Rules Independent Ownership Disputes Must Be Resolved in Civil Courts, Not in Limited Jurisdiction Eviction Procee...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Suit for Eviction, Rules Plaint Discloses Cause of Action
Court Clarifies that Rejection of Plaint under Order VII Rule 11 CPC Requires Lack of Foundational Facts, Not Merely Dis...
Magistrate cannot take cognisance twice in same case: Allahabad HC
It held that a magistrate cannot review or modify an earlier cognisance order through a protest petition and cannot add ...
HC denies relief to police personnel accused of beating people in custody
During the police action, allegations of illegal assault, molestation, custodial violence, looting and false implication...
HC concerned over 'unchecked growth' of e-rickshaws in Lucknow
At present, around 1,200 personnel are deployed at intersections in Lucknow, against an ideal requirement of about 1,500...
Allahabad HC initiates contempt proceedings against UP information commissioner
If the order had not been complied with, the court directed the CIC to ensure compliance within two weeks of receiving k...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Eviction Suit, Rules Agreement to Sell Does Not Automatically Terminate Tenancy
Court clarifies that possession by tenant under an agreement to sell must be clearly linked to the sale to end tenancy; ...
Allahabad HC acquits man in minor's abduction case, questions trial court's age assessment
The high court said a conviction could be based on the testimony of a sole prosecutrix, but such evidence had to be of a...