MHA Reconsidering Z+ Security Plea Of BJP Worker Pursuing Cases Against Rahul Gandhi, Decision Soon: UOI Tells Allahabad HC

The Union of India today informed the Allahabad High Court that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is “reconsidering and examining afresh” the plea for 'Z+' category security cover filed by S. Vignesh Shishir, a BJP member who has filed multiple petitions in the HC against the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi. Taking note of the Central Government's submission, a Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Zafeer Ahmad observed that it legitimately...

No Fundamental Right To Run A Hookah Bar, Activity Falls Under 'Res Extra Commercium': Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) recently observed that citizens do not possess a fundamental right to run a hookah bar, as such activities fall under the legal doctrine of res extra commercium (things outside/beyond commerce). The observation was made by a division bench of Justice Alok Mathur and Justice Amitabh Kumar Rai while hearing a writ petition filed by Emperio Grand...

Prosecuting Advocates For Professional Acts Means 'End Of The Bar': Allahabad HC Quashes Conspiracy FIR Against Lawyer

The Allahabad High Court recently pulled up the State's Commercial Taxes Department for lodging an FIR against an advocate for the act performed by him in his professional capacity. Sending a strong message, a bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Tarun Saxena said that if advocates are prosecuted for performing a professional act, it would be the “end of the very existence of...

Life Imprisonment In Dowry Death Cases Not A Matter Of Course; Reserved For Rarest Of Rare Cases: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has held that the maximum penalty of life imprisonment for the offence of dowry death under Section 304-B IPC must not be imposed as a "matter of course". Instead, this 'extreme' punishment must be awarded only in the "rarest of rare" cases. A Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Indrajeet Shukla observed thus while upholding the conviction of...

Allahabad HC Quashes Criminal Case Against Wipro Chairman Azim Premji Over Alleged Labour Law Violations

The Allahabad High Court last week quashed the proceedings of a 2016 criminal complaint case as well as a summoning order issued against Wipro's Chairman and Managing Director, Azim Premji. A bench of Justice Zafeer Ahmad granted relief to Premji in the alleged case of labour law violation, noting that no specific allegation had been levelled, indicating his direct involvement in...

Petition Moved In Allahabad High Court Seeks Cancellation Of Rahul Gandhi's Indian Citizenship

A Writ petition has been moved before the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) seeking the cancellation of the Indian Citizenship of the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi.The plea, moved by practising Advocate Ashok Pandey and Rajnesh Kumar Singh, a dental surgeon, further challenges his Lok Sabha election, seeking a writ of quo warranto against Gandhi, questioning...

Lucknow Mayor Administers Oath To SP Corporator Following Allahabad HC Order Suspending Her Powers

Three days after the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow bench) suspended her administrative and financial powers over non-compliance of its order, Lucknow Municipal Corporation Mayor Sushma Kharkwal on Sunday administered the oath to SP leader Lalit Kishore Tiwari as a corporator. Tiwari, who also happens to be the General Secretary of the Oudh Bar Association, had approached the High...

Case Pending For Offence Committed As Juvenile Doesn't Disqualify Person From Govt Job As Adult: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that conviction as juvenile or a case pending for an offence committed as juvenile does not disqualify the delinquent from applying for job as an adult. It held that denying right to earn livelihood during pendency of criminal cases would have far reaching consequences for the person which cannot be compensated. Referring to Section 19 of the Juvenile...

Allahabad High Court Publishes Hindi Translations Of 'Cawnpore Bomb Blast Case' And 'Raj Narain v. Indira Gandhi' Judgments

The Allahabad High Court has published the fourth and fifth editions of its 'Historical Judgments in e-Booklet Form', featuring Hindi translations of the judgments delivered in the pre-independence 'Cawnpore Bomb Blast Case' and the landmark 'Raj Narain v. Indira Nehru Gandhi' case.The e-booklets were launched on May 20, 2026 by the AI Assisted Legal Translation Advisory, e-AHCR and...

FIR In Disproportionate Assets Case Not Vitiated Merely Because Public Servant Wasn't Heard Before Registration: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that an accused public servant has no right to explain his disproportionate assets prior to lodging of FIR.Relying on the judgments of Apex Court in State of Karnataka Vs. Sri Channakeshava. H.D and anr , Central Bureau of Investigation Vs. Thommandru Hannah Vijaylakshmi and K. Veeeraswami Vs. Union of India, the bench of Justice Abdul Moin and...

Allahabad High Court Suspends Lucknow Mayor's Powers Over Failure To Administer Oath To Elected Corporator

On Wednesday, the Allahabad High Court has suspended the administrative and financial powers of the Mayor of Lucknow on grounds of persistent non-compliance of the order of the High Court by not administering oath to the elected Corporator. While ensuring that the working of the Municipal Corporation is not stalled, the bench of Justice Alok Mathur and Justice Syed Qamar Hasan...

Employees Of Aided, Unaided Private Institutions Prima Facie Not Liable For Any Task Under Census Act: Allahabad High Court

Prima facie observing that the employees of aided and unaided private institutions cannot be made liable for any task under the Census Act, 1948, the Allahabad High Court has stayed the order of the District Inspector of Schools (DIOS), Gautam Budh Nagar by which he sought the list of all teaching and non-teaching staff working in all aided and unaided institutions. Justice Siddharth...