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Allahabad High Court Upholds Conviction of Ranjeet Patel for Murder

Allahabad High Court Upholds Conviction of Ranjeet Patel for Murder

Conviction Based on Family Testimonies Deemed Reliable and Corroborated by Circumstances...

Allahabad High Court Acquits Accused for Lack of Evidence and Common Intention Under IPC Section 34

Allahabad High Court Acquits Accused for Lack of Evidence and Common Intention Under IPC Section 34

Conviction of Laddan Set Aside Due to Insufficient Proof of Prearranged Plan in Murder Case...

Allahabad High Court Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail to Vikas Pandey

Allahabad High Court Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail to Vikas Pandey

Court Finds No Direct Evidence Against Applicant; Sets Conditions for Bail Compliance...

Allahabad High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case, Citing Unreliable Dying Declaration

Allahabad High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case, Citing Unreliable Dying Declaration

Convictions under IPC Sections 302/149 and 304B Overturned; Court Highlights Lack of Credible Evidence and Inconsistenci...

Allahabad High Court Upholds Conviction in Case of Homicidal Death within Matrimonial Home

Allahabad High Court Upholds Conviction in Case of Homicidal Death within Matrimonial Home

Court affirms life imprisonment for in-laws and husband of the deceased, citing failure to explain circumstances of deat...

Social media platforms accountable to Indian laws, investigation agencies: Allahabad High Court

Social media platforms accountable to Indian laws, investigation agencies: Allahabad High Court

The petitioner, Mithilesh Kumar, had lodged an FIR at Ghaziabad's Indrapuram police station under provisions of the Info...

Muslim personal law recognising puberty as age of marriage violates POCSO Act, PCMA: Allahabad HC

Muslim personal law recognising puberty as age of marriage violates POCSO Act, PCMA: Allahabad HC

The bench commended the police and the child line team for swinging into action to rescue the girl stating that they wer...

Allahabad High Court Quashes Disciplinary Proceedings Against Santosh Kumar Singh

Allahabad High Court Quashes Disciplinary Proceedings Against Santosh Kumar Singh

Inquiry conducted in violation of natural justice principles; Service benefits to be restored...

HC asks UP govt to pay Rs 50 lakh to widow of head constable who died of Covid

HC asks UP govt to pay Rs 50 lakh to widow of head constable who died of Covid

It held that government employees serving in the police, electricity, water-supply, telephone and other essential-servic...

Allahabad High Court Summons UP Government Official Over Delay in Appointments to Minorities Commission

Allahabad High Court Summons UP Government Official Over Delay in Appointments to Minorities Commission

Court Expresses Displeasure at Inaction; Demands Explanation for Prolonged Nomination Process...

Allahabad High Court Mandates Cooperation from Social Media Platforms in Criminal Investigations

Allahabad High Court Mandates Cooperation from Social Media Platforms in Criminal Investigations

Court Demands Accountability from Platform 'X' in Obscene Video Case; Orders Police Commissioner to Appear...

Allahabad High Court Recognizes Deceased Electricity Worker as COVID Warrior, Orders Ex-Gratia Compensation

Allahabad High Court Recognizes Deceased Electricity Worker as COVID Warrior, Orders Ex-Gratia Compensation

Court mandates payment of Rs. 50 lakh to widow of employee who ensured power supply to hospitals during the pandemic....

Allahabad High Court Upholds FIR in Child Marriage Case Involving Muslim Personal Law

Allahabad High Court Upholds FIR in Child Marriage Case Involving Muslim Personal Law

Court affirms the overriding effect of PCMA and POCSO Act over personal laws in the prevention of child marriage....

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Writ Petition on Fisheries Lease Dispute, Directs Arbitration

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Writ Petition on Fisheries Lease Dispute, Directs Arbitration

Court Grants Interim Protection for Six Weeks Allowing Petitioner to Initiate Arbitration Proceedings...

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Election Petition Challenging Caste Certificate of MLA

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Election Petition Challenging Caste Certificate of MLA

Court Upholds Exclusive Jurisdiction of State Committees for Caste Certificate Verification...

Allahabad High Court Upholds Conviction in Bribery Case Against Lekhpal

Allahabad High Court Upholds Conviction in Bribery Case Against Lekhpal

Appellant Mahesh Chand found guilty of accepting bribe; sentenced to rigorous imprisonment under IPC and Prevention of C...

Allahabad High Court Quashes Administrative Orders Against Sunbeam School, Upholds Judicial Decisions

Allahabad High Court Quashes Administrative Orders Against Sunbeam School, Upholds Judicial Decisions

Upholding Natural Justice, the Court Protects the School's Right to Operate on Disputed Land...

PMLA cannot be invoked to exert pressure in purely commercial, civil disputes: Allahabad HC

PMLA cannot be invoked to exert pressure in purely commercial, civil disputes: Allahabad HC

The court said that the dispute essentially arose out of contractual obligations between a builder, a bank and flat buye...

Caught accepting Rs 300 bribe in 1977, Allahabad HC upholds ex-lekhpal's conviction after 40 years

Caught accepting Rs 300 bribe in 1977, Allahabad HC upholds ex-lekhpal's conviction after 40 years

Dismissing a 41-year-old criminal appeal, the high court upheld the one-year rigorous imprisonment sentence awarded to f...

Oral evidence key to punish govt employee in departmental proceedings: Allahabad HC

Oral evidence key to punish govt employee in departmental proceedings: Allahabad HC

The Lucknow bench of the court on Monday noted that imposing a penalty solely based on documentary evidence, without exa...

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Review Petition in EWS Reservation Case

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Review Petition in EWS Reservation Case

Court rules procedural irregularities insufficient for review; affirms original decision based on candidate's applicatio...

Poll tribunal does not have jurisdiction to declare a caste certificate forged: Allahabad HC

Poll tribunal does not have jurisdiction to declare a caste certificate forged: Allahabad HC

According to the petitioner, Gond belonged to the OBC and he had fraudulently obtained a Scheduled Caste certificate to ...

UP discom employee who died of Covid in 2021 was a 'Covid warrior': Allahabad HC

UP discom employee who died of Covid in 2021 was a 'Covid warrior': Allahabad HC

The high court passed the order while allowing a writ petition filed by Pushpa Devi. The bench quashed an order of Octob...

Assets derived from unknown sources may not be from scheduled offence: Allahabad HC

Assets derived from unknown sources may not be from scheduled offence: Allahabad HC

The court said that at the stage of considering bail, the prosecution had not sufficiently demonstrated identifiable pro...

Allahabad HC raps UP govt over delay in minorities commission appointments

Allahabad HC raps UP govt over delay in minorities commission appointments

The bench noted that by its order dated April 24, 2026, it had directed the state government to place on record clear wr...

HC sets aside 1989 conviction, says viscera report can't be relied upon if not put to accused

HC sets aside 1989 conviction, says viscera report can't be relied upon if not put to accused

The prosecution had relied upon the viscera report which indicated the presence of the pesticide "zinc phosphide" (highl...

Allahabad High Court Upholds Stamp Duty Deficiency Orders Against Rohtash Singh

Allahabad High Court Upholds Stamp Duty Deficiency Orders Against Rohtash Singh

Court Rules Deficiency Based on Land’s Potential Use; Spot Inspection Irregularity Deemed Non-Prejudicial...

Allahabad High Court Rules Property Disputes Beyond Jurisdiction of Maintenance Tribunal Under Senior Citizens Act

Allahabad High Court Rules Property Disputes Beyond Jurisdiction of Maintenance Tribunal Under Senior Citizens Act

Court emphasizes the limited scope of Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act for property protection...

Allahabad HC reserves verdict on plea seeking guidelines for engaging state lawyers

Allahabad HC reserves verdict on plea seeking guidelines for engaging state lawyers

Earlier, Advocate General Ajay Mishra defended the present manner of engagement of state lawyers, but also conceded that...

Allahabad HC turns down PIL seeking independent probe into Ram temple donation embezzlement

Allahabad HC turns down PIL seeking independent probe into Ram temple donation embezzlement

During the hearing, the bench also came down heavily on the petitioner for giving interviews to the media even before th...

Allahabad High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Evidentiary Lapses

Allahabad High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Evidentiary Lapses

Key evidence excluded as chain of custody and procedural errors undermine prosecution's case...

Allahabad High Court Quashes Money Laundering Proceedings Against Tulsiani Construction

Allahabad High Court Quashes Money Laundering Proceedings Against Tulsiani Construction

Court Rules PMLA Proceedings Based on Civil Disputes as Abuse of Process...

Allahabad High Court Upholds Majority Consent for Additional FAR in Noida Development Dispute

Allahabad High Court Upholds Majority Consent for Additional FAR in Noida Development Dispute

Court dismisses writ petition challenging the grant of additional Floor Area Ratio, emphasizing statutory compliance and...

Allahabad High Court Partially Allows Appeal, Modifies Life Sentence for Main Accused in POCSO Case

Allahabad High Court Partially Allows Appeal, Modifies Life Sentence for Main Accused in POCSO Case

Convictions of Co-accused Overturned Due to Lack of Evidence; Main Accused's Sentence Reduced to 14 Years...

Allahabad High Court Revokes Onerous Bail Condition on Baldev Raj Arora, Citing Judicial Overreach

Allahabad High Court Revokes Onerous Bail Condition on Baldev Raj Arora, Citing Judicial Overreach

The Court emphasized the inherent powers of the High Court to modify bail conditions deemed unreasonable, revoking a Rs....

Allahabad High Court Quashes Denial of NOC for Hotel Construction on Abadi Land

Allahabad High Court Quashes Denial of NOC for Hotel Construction on Abadi Land

Court Rules Denial Based on 1884 Pond Record Arbitary, Violating Article 14...