Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court Flags Delayed Pregnancy Detection In Rape Cases, Says SOPs For MTP Upto 24 Weeks Not Effectively Implemented
Recently, while dealing with a suo moto public interest litigation arising out of writ petition whereby a POCSO victim sought termination of pregnancy, the Allahabad High Court observed that though Standard Operating Procedures are in place for medical termination of pregnancies upto 24 weeks, the Courts are still faced with petitions which are filed by rape victims who often gain knowledge of the pregnancy at delayed stages. The bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Indrajeet Shukla...
Panchayat Polls 2026 | Allahabad High Court Disposes PIL As State Confirms Process Underway To Constitute OBC Commission
After the Uttar Pradesh Government submitted that it is in the process of constituting an OBC Commission for the purposes of ensuring Panchayat elections as per law, the Allahabad High Court last week disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea concerning the issue.A bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary was hearing a PIL plea filed by Advocate Moti Lal...
Allahabad High Court Slams UP Police Over Repeated Non-Execution Of Its NBWs, Says 'Don't Play Games With Us'
The Allahabad High Court today strongly slammed the UP Police officials working in State over repeated instances of non-execution of the Non-Bailable Warrant issued by it.The bench also pulled up the top cops working in Gautam Budh Nagar and Hapur districts over alleged collusion of their subordinates with a murder convict to frustrate the execution of a Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) pertaining to...
'Indian State' Remark | Plea In Allahabad HC Challenges Sambhal Court Order Refusing FIR Against LoP Rahul Gandhi
A petition has been moved in the Allahabad High Court under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, challenging a Sambhal Court's order that rejected an application seeking the registration of an FIR against the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over his alleged controversial remarks.The petition, filed by Simran Gupta of the Hindu Shakti Dal, contends that...
Authorities Bound To Follow 2019 GO On Protection Measures Including Safe Houses For Runaway Couples: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently reiterated the State's obligation to protect the life and liberty of couples marrying against familial wishes. The Court directed strict compliance with the UP Government 2019 Order, which sets out mandatory preventive and remedial measures for such couples. While disposing of a protection plea for a couple, a bench of Justice Garima Prashad noted...
Caste Determined By Birth Remains Unchanged Despite Conversion Or Inter-Caste Marriage: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has observed that the caste of a person assigned at the time of his birth remains the same even if he changes his religion. The Court added that even the marriage of a woman does not change her caste.A bench of Justice Anil Kumar-X thus DISMISSED a criminal appeal filed by Dinesh and 8 others challenging an order passed by the Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Aligarh,...
Compassionate Appointment | 'Feel Sentiment Of Sufferer': Allahabad High Court Invokes Art 51A (g); Quashes PNB's Non-Speaking Order
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) recently quashed a one-line order passed by the Punjab National Bank (PNB) rejecting the compassionate appointment claim of a deceased employee's son. While allowing the petition filed by one Abhishek Jaiswal, a bench of Justice Shree Prakash Singh observed that the word 'compassion' cannot be considered in a vacuum, as it denotes...
Allahabad High Court Mulls Guidelines For Senior Citizens' Safety In State; Seeks 'Action Plan' Status From UP Govt
The Allahabad High Court recently expressed its intent to lay down certain guidelines to give more effect to the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. While hearing a plea by an 80-year-old woman, a bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Siddharth Nandan directed the Principal Secretary (Home), Uttar Pradesh, to file a personal affidavit clarifying whether...
Has 'Maternity Benefit Act' Been Made Applicable To Educational Institutions In State? Allahabad High Court Asks UP Govt
The Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh Governemnt as to whether it has issued any notification in the official gazette regarding the application of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, as amended in 2017, to the educational institutes across the state.A bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Swarupama Chaturvedi has sought a detailed counter-affidavit within a period of four...
Mistaken Identity Arrests Violate Art 21: Allahabad High Court Pulls Up UP Police For Apprehending Innocents; Orders Action
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Monday quashed the entire criminal proceedings against two persons who were wrongly arrested by UP Police without verifying their involvement in connection with Rape and Fraud cases, respectively. A bench of Justice Tej Pratap Tiwari stressed that deprivation of liberty of a person on account of mistaken identity is impermissible in law and...
'Grave Fraud On Justice System': Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Advocate Accused Of Forging Marksheet To Enter Bar
The Allahabad High Court recently refused bail to an advocate who has been accused of forging his Class XII Marksheet and getting himself registered with the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh on the basis of the said document.A bench of Justice Krishan Pahal quoted the Sanskrit Shloka "आचारः परमो धर्मः।" [Meaning: Righteous conduct is the highest duty.] to stress that...
Suo Moto PIL On Missing Persons In UP | Allahabad High Court Summons DGP, Home Secy Over 'Insufficiency' Of Efforts
Hearing the suo motu PIL registered pursuant to an order passed by a division bench last month over a large number of persons missing in the state and the state police's inaction, the Allahabad High Court last week summoned the Additional Chief Secretary, Home and the Director General of Police.A bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice has directed them to file their affidavits, bringing on...