Allahabad High Court
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 sympathy, kindness and a soft feeling of human sentiment. In this regard, the bench referred to Article ...
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 the State Government has prepared a "comprehensive action plan" for the protection of life and property of...
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 an advocate is an officer of the Court, and when he himself resorts to such illegality, it constitutes a grave and deliberate...
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 record the complete data regarding missing persons reported at various police stations throughout the...
Repeated Coincidences: High Court Quotes James Bond To Slam UP Police 'Fictional Stories' On CCTV Failures; Orders Chief Secy Probe
In a strongly worded order passed last week, the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has directed the Chief Secretary, State of UP, to personally inquire into the repeated glitches reported in CCTV cameras installed at police stations in the state. Slamming the UP Police for 'repeated coincidences' concerning failures of CCTV cameras installed in the police stations, a bench of Justice Abdul Moin and Justice Babita Rani has clarified that accountability in such cases will...
Caste, Religion Mentions In Children's Home Records | Allahabad High Court Action Prompts UP Govt To Urge Centre To Amend JJ Act
The Uttar Pradesh Government recently informed the Allahabad High Court that it has written to the Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, with suggestions for amendments to the relevant provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and the Juvenile Justice Rules, 2016.The UP Government gave this proposal days after the High Court raised serious concerns regarding the mentioning of caste and religion of the minor children...
Sambhal Violence | Allahabad High Court Stays CJM Order For FIR against Cops; Grants Complainant 2 Weeks To File Counter
The Allahabad High Court today stayed the operation of an order passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Sambhal, directing the registration of an FIR against Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Anuj Chaudhary and other police officials in connection with the Sambhal violence of November 2024.A bench of Justice Samit Gopal passed this order on a petition moved by former Sambhal...
'No Instigation': Allahabad High Court Quashes Suicide Abetment Case Against School Authority Accused Of Humiliating Student For Cheating
The Allahabad High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against the Assistant Principal of St. Peter's School Raebareli after a 6 years old student, caught cheating in exam, committed suicide.Petitioner argued though the student had mentioned in his suicide note that he was caught cheating in the exam, Petitioner was not named in the suicide note nor in the FIR.It was pleaded...
Police's Ignorance Of DGP Circular Unjustifiable: Allahabad High Court Declares Arrest Illegal Over Non-Supply Of Grounds
The Allahabad High Court recently slammed the claim of the state government that a Station House Officer in Mainpuri had no knowledge about the July 2025 circular of the Director General of Police regarding a new memorandum of arrest. Declaring the arrest of two persons-petitioners as illegal over non-supply of an arrest ground to them, a bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Jai...
'Respected Cultural Organisation Maligned': Allahabad High Court Quashes Extortion Case, Slams 'Misuse' Of RSS Membership By Informant
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) today quashed criminal proceedings against the office bearers of a Resident Welfare Association (RWA) of a Lucknow-based society, initiated at the instance of a person claiming to be a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). A bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia observed that a “highly disciplined and respected cultural organisation like...