Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court Upholds Trial Court's Rejection of Application to Summon Additional Accused
The High Court emphasizes the discretionary nature of Section 319 CrPC and criticizes advocates' repeated non-appearance...
Allahabad High Court Quashes Rape Allegations Against Lokendra Singh Based on Consensual Relationship
Court rules that a prolonged consensual relationship cannot be criminalized as rape on the grounds of a broken promise t...
Allahabad HC expresses concern over preventive detention orders passed without application of mind
The bench said that the detaining authority must be "reasonably satisfied on the basis of cogent material" that there wa...
Allahabad HC recuses himself from hearing Azam Khan, son's revision petitions in dual PAN card case
The MP/MLA court in Rampur had on May 23 increased the jail terms to the father-son duo from 7 years to 10 years in the ...
Allahabad HC seeks report from NIA court over slow trial in UAPA case against 2 suspected PFI members
While hearing a fresh bail plea filed by the accused after the trial remained pending, the bench noted that the prosecut...
Allahabad High Court Directs U.P. Cane Commissioner to Rectify Recovery Certificates and Ensure 15 percent Interest on Delayed Cane Dues
Court mandates compliance with previous orders; demands detailed affidavits on cane dues and arrears...
Allahabad HC quashes remand order against man, says police failed to provide grounds of arrest
It further observed that police training bereft of knowledge of the law deprives policemen of the forensic eye to unders...
Allahabad HC bars Arya Samaj temple from solemnising marriages over alleged failure to verify age
Observing that the records prima facie indicated that proper verification of the parties' age was not being carried out ...
HC expresses concern over delay in panchayat elections in UP
During the hearing, the court said it had examined certain electronic records relating to the delay in the election proc...
Police, executive authorities can't interfere in civil property disputes: Allahabad HC
The court directed police officers, district magistrates, sub-divisional magistrates and other executive authorities acr...
Allahabad HC frowns upon recovery certificates issued with lesser interest to UP sugarcane farmers
The court further sought details of all unsatisfied recovery certificates and the amounts outstanding under them....
Allahabad HC questions land acquisition process for ROB in Lucknow, seeks govt explanation
The bench also pointed to an apparent inconsistency between the notification issued under Section 11 of the Act, which s...
Pendency of criminal case no ground for rejection of character certificate application: Allahabad HC
In that case, the Superintendent of Police or the district magistrate was directed to issue the certificate in the forma...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Revocation of Arms License for Misuse and Non-Compliance
Court dismisses petition challenging license cancellation due to violation of Arms Act conditions and insufficient recor...
HC dismisses petition of Cricket Association of UP seeking transfer all assets
UPCA clarifies that the petitioner, "The Cricket Association of Uttar Pradesh" (CAUP), possesses no affiliation with the...
High Court Orders Safety Overhaul in U.P. Schools Amid Rising Safety Concerns
Allahabad High Court Directs Comprehensive Safety Measures Following Reports of Structural Hazards and Misconduct in Sch...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Dissolution of Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association Society and Transfer of Assets to New Entity
Court rules in favor of Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association's transition to a company structure, dismisses petition challe...
Allahabad High Court Directs Issuance of Character Certificate Despite Pending Criminal Case
Court Overrules Rejection of Character Certificate Due to Non-Heinous Offense, Orders Reevaluation...
Allahabad HC expands PIL on school safety, flags risk from overhead power lines
The court also took on record a preliminary report submitted by the Lucknow Traffic Police on the deployment of traffic ...
A licensed firearm can not be used for 'celebratory firing': Allahabad HC
The high court said that the provisions of the Arms Act and the Arms Rules make it clear that regulatory conditions form...
Merely bringing to light illegal act not misconduct: Allahabad HC
After hearing the parties, the court noted that the allegation forming the basis of the suspension order was that the pe...
Allahabad HC stays arrest of Afzal Ansari in firearm case
According to the petitioner's advocate Upendra Upadhyay, the state government counsel requested the court to adjourn the...
Every dowry harassment complaint serious, advising compromise may prove costly: Allahabad HC
The court directed immediate release of Dinesh, Sheshraj and Nanbabu unless wanted in any other case. Bade Lal and Bitta...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Right to Personal Liberty in Landmark Habeas Corpus Case
Court Orders Production of Two Women Allegedly Detained for Exercising Religious Freedom and Marriage Choice...
Allahabad High Court Orders Probe into Police Misconduct and Unlawful Business Activities
Disciplinary actions to be initiated against police officials of Rasra Police Station, Ballia, for engaging in commercia...
Allahabad High Court Reduces Life Sentence in Dowry Death Case
Court Finds Trial Court's Life Sentence Unwarranted, Reduces Sentence to Time Served...
Allahabad High Court Awards Compensation for Wrongful Arrest and Detention
Fundamental Rights Violated; Court Orders Rs. 1,00,000 Compensation to Sunil Kandu...
Mathura-Vrindavan crowd management not science based, says Allahabad HC
Observing that illegal constructions in pilgrimage towns are often driven by organised networks involving land mafias, b...
Police stations have become places of commercial activities: Allahabad HC
Against this backdrop, the court remarked that the entire police station appears to be involved in commercial activity a...
HC asks authorities to produce two sisters after plea alleges father confined them for converting to Islam
Having heard the plea, the court prima facie observed that being major, the women are competent to take independent deci...
Allahabad High Court Quashes Arbitrary Order in Landlord-Tenant Dispute
Court Condemns Misuse of Authority by Public Officials, Orders Restoration of Possession and Imposes Costs...
Lucknow police commissioner appears before HC following summons
Appearing before the court, the commissioner of police assured the bench that the government counsel would henceforth re...
Gram panchayat population must be based on last published census: Allahabad HC
With this, the court upheld the state government's decision to dissolve Karua gram panchayat in Gonda district and merge...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Rights of Pregnant Candidate, Directs Postponement of Physical Efficiency Test
Landmark judgment ensures women are not forced to choose between motherhood and employment; calls for sensitivity in rec...
Allahabad HC quashes order that restored possession of a rented school building to tenant
The verdict also records the court's concern over the appearance of Additional Advocate General Sudeep Kumar for both th...
Allahabad High Court Upholds Merger of Gram Panchayat Karua with Kumhraura
Population Below Statutory Minimum as Per 2011 Census Justifies Merger, Court Rules...